Arangina cornigera
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| Arangina cornigera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Arangina |
| Species: | A. cornigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Arangina cornigera (Dalmas, 1917) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dictyna cornigera | |
Arangina cornigera is a species of Dictynidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as "Dictyna cornigera" and "Dictyna nigella" in 1917 by Raymond Comte de Dalmas from female and male specimens collected in Canterbury.[2] It has undergone several revisions since its first description.[3][4][5] The species was most recently revised in 1970.[1] The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, France.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 3mm in length whereas the female is 3.12mm. The cephalothorax is sooty brown, almost black and is covered in a patch of white hairs. The abdomen is grey with chevrons dorsally.[1]