Pararchaea
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| Pararchaea | |
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| File:Pararchaea alba.jpg | |
| Pararchaea alba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Malkaridae |
| Genus: | Pararchaea Forster, 1955 |
| Species: | P. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Pararchaea alba Forster, 1955
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Pararchaea is a monotypic genus of shield spiders from New Zealand containing the single species, Pararchaea alba.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This genus was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected from Fiordland. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The male is recorded at 1.54mm in length whereas the female is 1.74mm. This species has brown legs, a brown carapace and creamy white abdomen.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This genus is known from scattered localities in the South Island.[2]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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