Icona alba
| Icona alba | |
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| File:AS000002 Icona alba Forster 1956 Te Papa 125223 262223.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Icona |
| Species: | I. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Icona alba Forster, 1955
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Icona alba is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This species was described by in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1964.[3] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000002.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]The male is recorded at 5.01mm in length whereas the female is 4.26mm. The body is generally coloured creamy white. The abdomen has black patches.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is only known from the Auckland Islands and Campbell Islands in New Zealand.[3]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3496 NMBE
- ^ a b c Forster, R. R. (1955). Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 2: 167-203
- ^ a b Forster, R. R. (1964). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs 7: 58-115
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