Oparara vallus
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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: | Oparara |
| Species: | O. vallus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oparara vallus (Marples, 1959)
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Oparara vallus is a species of spider in the family Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Ixeuticus vallus by Brian John Marples in 1959 from female and male specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 5.16mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured orange brown with black shading laterally. The legs are reddish brown with indistinct bands. The abdomen is darkly coloured.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.[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.
- ^ Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 333-361.
- ^ 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.