Mamoea rakiura
| Mamoea rakiura | |
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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: | Mamoea |
| Species: | M. rakiura
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| Binomial name | |
| Mamoea rakiura Forster & Wilton, 1973
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Mamoea rakiura is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000096.[2]
Description
The male is recorded at 11.05mm in length whereas the female is 12.07mm. The carapace is coloured dark reddish brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is shaded with black dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Stewart Island and the southern end of New Zealand's South Island.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[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.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.