Pahoroides courti is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Pahoroides courti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Pahoroides |
| Species: | P. courti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pahoroides courti Forster, 1990
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 2011. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum under registration number OMNZ IV2964.[2]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 2.52mm in length whereas the female is 2.13mm.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the northern half of the North Island in New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2011). A revision of the genus Pahorides (Araneae: Synotaxidae). Tuhinga 22: 1-17
- ^ 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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