Megadictyna
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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: | Megadictynidae |
| Genus: | Megadictyna Dahl, 1906 |
| Species: | M. thilenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Megadictyna thilenii Dahl, 1906[1]
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Megadictyna is a genus of spiders in the family Megadictynidae. It was first described in 1906 by Friedrich Dahl.[2] As of February 2019[update], it contains only one species, Megadictyna thilenii, found in New Zealand.[1] Similar to many RTA clade spiders, Megadictyna build wheel-shaped orb webs.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus and species were first described in 1906 by Friedrich Dahl. The species was undergone numerous revisions.[3][4][5]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 11.87mm in length whereas the male is 9.67mm.[4] The carapace is coloured is dusky yellow with dark brown areas. The legs are yellow brown with dark banding. The abdomen is creamy yellow with brown mottling.[5]
Distribution
[edit]This species is widespread throughout New Zealand, except the southern half of the South Island.[5]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Megadictyna Dahl, 1906". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Dahl, F. (1906). "Die gestreckte Körperform bei Spinnen und das System der Araneen". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 31: 60–64.
- ^ a b Hormiga, Gustavo (2014). "Systematics, Phylogeny, and Evolution of Orb-Weaving Spiders". Annual Review of Entomology. 59: 487–512. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162046. PMID 24160416.
- ^ a b Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ a b c Harvey, M. S. (1995). The systematics of the spider family Nicodamidae (Araneae: Amaurobioidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 9(2): 279-386. doi:10.1071/IT9950279
- ^ 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.
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