Notiodrassus distinctus

Notiodrassus distinctus
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Notiodrassus
Species:
N. distinctus
Binomial name
Notiodrassus distinctus
Bryant, 1935

Notiodrassus distinctus is a species of ground spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Elizabeth Bryant in 1935 from male specimens. It is the type specimen of the Notiodrassus genus. It was most recently revised in 1979 by Ray Forster. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 8mm in length. The carapace is coloured yellow brown with a pair of dark brown bands The legs are orange brown. The abdomen is creamy brown with a blackish chevron pattern dorsally.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the South Island where it occurs in the southern regions.

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. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95.
  2. ↑ Bryant, E B (1935). "Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 4: 71–94.
  3. ↑ 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.