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Gasparia nebulosa

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Gasparia nebulosa

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Gasparia
Species:
G. nebulosa
Binomial name
Gasparia nebulosa
Marples, 1956

Gasparia nebulosa is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Brian Marples in 1956 from a female specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970. It is the type species for the Gasparia genus.[1] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5054.[3]

Description

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The female is recorded at 4.82mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale brown with dark bands laterally. The legs are brown. The abdomen is pale with a dark pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Great Island in the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
  2. ^ Marples, B. J. (1956). Spiders from the Three Kings Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 4: 329-342.
  3. ^ "Gasparia nebulosa". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  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.