Forstrarchaea
Genus of spiders
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Forstrarchaea is a monotypic genus of shield spiders from New Zealand containing the single species, Forstrarchaea rubra.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Malkaridae |
| Genus: | Forstrarchaea Rix, 2006 |
| Species: | F. rubra |
| Binomial name | |
| Forstrarchaea rubra (Forster, 1949) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Zearchaea rubra | |
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1949 by Ray Forster.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000098.[3] The genus was described in 2006 by Michael Gordon Rix.[4]
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Description
Distribution
This species is restricted to the northern half of the North Island.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
