Mesudus frondosus
| Mesudus frondosus | |
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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. frondosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesudus frondosus (Forster, 1970)
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Mesudus frondosus is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Manawa frondosa by Ray Forster in 1970 from a female specimen.[1] It was moved to the Mesudus genus in 2007.[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 7.2mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale orange brown. The abdomen is creamy with dark brown patches.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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.