Orepukia insula
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cycloctenidae |
| Genus: | Orepukia |
| Species: | O. insula
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Orepukia insula is a species of Cycloctenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000054.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The female is recorded at 3.25mm in length. The carapace is coloured orange brown with dark brown bands dorsally. The legs are yellow with dark bands. The abdomen is shaded black and has pale markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is only known from Solomon Island in the Stewart Island chain of 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
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