Novanapis
Genus of spiders
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Novanapis is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, Novanapis spinipes. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Raymond Robert Forster in 1989,[2] and has only been found in New Zealand.[1]
| Novanapis | |
|---|---|
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| Navanapis spinipes, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anapidae |
| Genus: | Novanapis Platnick & Forster, 1989[1] |
| Species: | N. spinipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Novanapis spinipes (Forster, 1951) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chasmocephalon spinipes | |
Taxonomy
This species was described as Chasmocephalon spinipes in 1951 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[3] It was later transferred to Pseudanapis in 1959.[4] The species was given its own genus name by Norman Platnick and Ray Forster in 1989.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[3]
Description
The male is recorded at 1.48mm in length whereas the female is 1.49mm. This species is coloured dark brown.[3]
Distribution
This species is known from the North Island and most of the South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
