Meringa conway

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Meringa conway

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Meringa
Species:
M. conway
Binomial name
Meringa conway
Forster, 1990

Meringa conway is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 2.10mm in length. The carapace has a pale marking dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Marlborough, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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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