Tararua celeripes
| Tararua celeripes | |
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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: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Tararua |
| Species: | T. celeripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Tararua celeripes (Urquhart, 1891)
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Tararua celeripes is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Habronestes celeripes in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is considered lost.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 4.00mm in length whereas the male is 4.30mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Taranaki, 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 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1891). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21.
- ^ 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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