Courtaraneus
Species of spider
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Courtaraneus orientalis is a species of Araneidae that is endemic to New Zealand. It is currently the only species in Courtaraneus, which was described in 2022.[1]
| Courtaraneus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Courtaraneus Framenau, Vink, McQuillan & Simpson, 2022 |
| Species: | C. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Courtaraneus orientalis (Urquhart, 1887) | |
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Taxonomy
This species was described as Epeira orientalis in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens collected in Te Karaka.[2] It was most recently revised in 2022, in which it was moved to the Courtaraneus genus. It is the only member of the genus.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 11.5 mm in length whereas the male is 7.3 mm. This species has complex colour patterns.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
