| Mesudus setosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Mesudus |
| Species: | M. setosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesudus setosus (Forster, 1970)
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Mesudus setosus is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.1
Taxonomy
This species was described as Manawa setosa by Ray Forster in 1970 from a male specimen.1 It was moved to the Mesudus genus in 2007.2 The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.1
Description
The male is recorded at 6.46mm in length. This species is uniform yellow brown and lacks markings.1
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.1
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".3
References
References
- Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- Özdikmen, H. (2007). Nomenclatural changes for seven preoccupied spider genera (Arachnida: Araneae). Munis Entomology and Zoology 2: 137-142.
- Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.