Subantarctia turbotti is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Subantarctia turbotti | |
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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: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Subantarctia |
| Species: | S. turbotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Subantarctia turbotti Forster, 1955
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island.[1] The species was redescribed in 1964 to include male specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5066.[3] The species was named after Auckland War Memorial Museum director Graham Turbott.[4]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 3.53 mm (0.139 in) in length whereas the female is 8.01 mm (0.315 in). The female has yellowish brown legs, dark reddish brown carapace and uniform creamy white. In contrast, the male has bright reddish brown legs and carapace.[2][1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Auckland Island in New Zealand.[5]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Forster, R.R (1955). "Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington. 2: 167–203.
- ^ a b Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
- ^ "Subantarctia turbotti". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.
- ^ Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- ^ 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.