Celaenia olivacea

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Celaenia olivacea

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Celaenia
Species:
C. olivacea
Binomial name
Celaenia olivacea
(Urquhart, 1885)
Synonyms

Thlaosoma olivacea

Celaenia olivacea is a species of Araneidae spider that is native to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described as Thlaosoma olivacea in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Auckland.[2] The male was described in 1887.[3] It was transferred to the Celaenia genus in 1917.[1]

Description

The female is record at 5mm in length whereas the male is 1.8mm.[2][3]

Distribution

Conservation status

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