Waiporia chathamensis
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| Waiporia chathamensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waiporia |
| Species: | W. chathamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Waiporia chathamensis | |
Waiporia chathamensis is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in the Chatham Islands.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015011.[2]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.64mm in length whereas the female is 3.05mm. The abdomen is patterned dorsally.[1]