Neoramia finschi

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Short description: Species of spider

Neoramia finschi
Invalid status (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Neoramia
Species:
N. finschi
Binomial name
Neoramia finschi
(L. Koch, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Amaurobius finschii
  • Ixeuticus finschi

Neoramia finschi is a species of stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Amaurobius finschii in 1872 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch from a male specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973, in which it was moved to the Neoramia genus. The plesiotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 14.1 mm (0.56 in) in length. The cephalothorax is coloured orange and darker anteriorly. The legs are cream with dark bands. The abdomen has a pale region anteriorly that fades posteriorly.[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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".[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
  2. Koch, Ludwig; Keyserling, Eduard von; Keyserling, Eugen; Koch, Carl. (1871). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/121660. 
  3. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf. 

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