Gasparia nebulosa
Gasparia nebulosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Toxopidae |
Genus: | Gasparia |
Species: | G. nebulosa
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Binomial name | |
Gasparia nebulosa Marples, 1956
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Gasparia nebulosa is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]This species is only known from Great Island in the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ Marples, B. J. (1956). Spiders from the Three Kings Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 4: 329-342.
- ^ "Gasparia nebulosa". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ 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.