Aorangia semita

Short description: Species of spider

Aorangia semita

Conservation status

Invalid status (NZ TCS)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Araneomorphae
Family:  | Stiphidiidae
Genus:  | Aorangia
Species:  |

A. semita

Binomial name
Aorangia semita

Forster & Wilton, 1973

Aorangia semita is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 Description
* 3 Distribution
* 4 Conservation status
* 5 References

## Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a male specimen.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000107.[2]

## Description

The male is recorded at 4.74mm in length.[1]

## Distribution

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

## Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifier of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[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. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/127013.
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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