Ascuta australis
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| Ascuta australis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Ascuta |
| Species: | A. australis |
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| Ascuta australis | |
Ascuta australis is a species of orsolobidae spider of the genus Ascuta.[1] The species is endemic to New Zealand
This species was first described from two specimens by Ray Forster in 1956.[2][3] The holotype specimen was collected by Richard Dell and Beverley Holloway at Murderer's Cove, Big South Cape Island, near Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.[4]
The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.002421.[5]
Description
The male is roughly 1.8 mm (0.071 in) in length. The carapace is yellow brown whilst the abdomen is creamy white. The female is identical but is somewhat smaller.[3]
