Neomyro amplius

Neomyro amplius
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Neomyro
Species:
N. amplius
Binomial name
Neomyro amplius

Neomyro amplius is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The spider is recorded at 1.84mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is creamy yellow with grey shading.

Distribution

This species is only known from the north west of New Zealand's South Island.

Conservation status

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. ↑ 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.