Gasparia delli

Gasparia delli
Naturally Uncommon
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Gasparia
Species:
G. delli
Binomial name
Gasparia delli
(Forster, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Ostearius delli
  • Hina delli

Gasparia delli is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000020.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.7mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured reddish brown. The abdomen is pale cream with a grey band dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands and the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".

References

  1. 1 2 3 Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
  2. ↑ Forster, R. R. (1955). Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 2: 167-203.
  3. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  4. ↑ 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.