Maloides
Genus of spiders
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Maloides is a genus of cave-dwelling spiders containing only one species, Maloides cavernicola, currently placed in the family Amaurobiidae.
| Maloides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Amaurobiidae |
| Genus: | Maloides |
| Species: | M. cavernicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Maloides cavernicola (Forster & Wilton, 1989) | |
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Taxonomy
This species was first described as Mala cavernicola by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a female specimen. The male of this species is unknown.[1] The genus was renamed as Maloides in 1989.[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 10.74mm in length. The carapace and legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is creamy. The eyes are very reduced.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Nationally Critical" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
