Zearchaea fiordensis
Species of spider
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Zearchaea fiordensis is a species of Mecysmaucheniidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Zearchaea fiordensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Mecysmaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Zearchaea |
| Species: | Z. fiordensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zearchaea fiordensis Forster, 1955 | |
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in the South Island. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 1.63mm in length whereas the female is 1.57mm. This species has a yellowish brown cephalothorax, yellowish brown legs and uniform creamy white abdomen.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from scattered localities in the South Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
