Duripelta pallida
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| Duripelta pallida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Duripelta |
| Species: | D. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Duripelta pallida (Forster, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ascuta pallida | |
Duripelta pallida is a species of Orsolobidae spider. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as "Ascuta pallida" in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Fiordland.[1] In 1985, the species was made the type species of Duripelta.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]