Zeatupua
Genus of spiders
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Zeatupua is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae containing the single species, Zeatupua forsteri. It was first described by Fitzgerald & Sirvid in 2009,[2] and is found in New Zealand.[1]
| Zeatupua | |
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| Holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Zeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009[1] |
| Species: | Z. forsteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeatupua forsteri Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 | |
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 2009 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male specimens.[2] Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017.[3] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001487.[4]
Description
Distribution
This species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[5]
