Ascuta media
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| Ascuta media | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Ascuta |
| Species: | A. media |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascuta media Forster, 1956 | |
Ascuta media is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Ascuta media was described in 1956 by Raymond Forster.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[3]
Description
Cephalothorax and chelicerae are a uniform brown colour. Legs are paler in colour. Eyes are ringed with black colour. Abdomen is creamy white with chevron patterns.[2]