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Paravoca opaca

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Paravoca opaca
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Paravoca
Species:
P. opaca
Binomial name
Paravoca opaca
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Paravoca opaca is a species of Cycloctenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 6.63mm in length whereas the female is 7.34mm. The carapace is coloured yellow brown with dark reddish brown markings dorsally. The legs are yellow brown with dark markings. The abdomen is creamy with a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]

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