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Runga moana

Runga moana is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

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Runga moana
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Physoglenidae
Genus: Runga
Species:
R. moana
Binomial name
Runga moana
Forster, 1990

Runga moana is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.1

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.1

Description

The male is recorded at 3.11mm in length whereas the female is 4.32mm. The carapace has a dark band medially. The abdomen is pale with black patches dorsally.1

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.1

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".2

References

References

  1. Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
  2. 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.