Tekella absidata is a species of Cyatholipidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Tekella absidata

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Genus: Tekella
Species:
T. absidata
Binomial name
Tekella absidata
Urquhart, 1894

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1894 by Arthur Urquhart from female specimens.[2] In 1988, it was revised and the male was described.[1] It was most recently revised in 2001.[3] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.29mm in length whereas the female is 1.76mm. This species has a dark brown carapace. The abdomen has pale markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is known from Stewart Island and the South Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Forster, R. R. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Cyatholipidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 7–34.
  2. ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1894). Description of new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 26(1893): 204-218.
  3. ^ Griswold, C. E. (2001). A monograph of the living world genera and Afrotropical species of cyatholipid spiders (Araneae, Orbiculariae, Araneoidea, Cyatholipidae). Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 26: 1-251
  4. ^ 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.