Zealaranea crassa

Zealaranea crassa
Conservation status
	; Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Zealaranea
Species:	Z. crassa
Binomial name
	Zealaranea crassa; (Walckenaer, 1841)
Synonyms
	Epeira crassa; Epeira extuberata; Epeira undata; Epeira bi-albimacula; Epeira linea-acuta; Epeira purpura; Epeira dumicola; Epeira albo-stricta; Epeira guttatum; Epeira dubitabilis; Epeira albi-scutum; Epeira acincta; Epeira similaris; Epeira angusticlava; Araneus crassus; Araneus bialbimacula; Aranea purpurcolor;

Zealaranea crassa is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was first described as Epeira crassa by Charles Walckenaer in 1841.^[2] It has undergone numerous revisions, but was mostly recently revised in 1988. The holotype location is unknown.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.2mm in length whereas the male is 6.2mm. The colour patterns of the body are extremely variable

Distribution

This species is known from throughout New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
^ Walckenaer, C. A. (1841). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Tome deuxième. Roret, Paris, 549 pp., pl. 16-22. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61095
^ 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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[:0222-1] Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.

[2] Walckenaer, C. A. (1841). Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Tome deuxième. Roret, Paris, 549 pp., pl. 16-22. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61095

[3] 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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