Dunstanoides nuntia
| Dunstanoides nuntia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Dunstanoides |
| Species: | D. nuntia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dunstanoides nuntia (Marples, 1959) | |
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Dunstanoides nuntia is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Ixeuticus nuntius by Brian John Marples in 1959 from a female specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 3.54mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured pale brown with shading around the eyes. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is pale with a chevron pattern 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 "Data Deficient" with the qualifier of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 333-361.
- ^ 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.