Mangua paringa
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| Mangua paringa | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Mangua |
| Species: | M. paringa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangua paringa Forster, 1990
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Mangua paringa is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The male is recorded at 2.46mm in length whereas the female is 3.55mm. The abdomen is patterned dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
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