Tekella lineata

Tekella lineata
Species specimen
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Genus: Tekella
Species:
T. bisetosa
Binomial name
Tekella bisetosa
Forster, 1988

Tekella lineata is a species of Cyatholipidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 1.64mm in length whereas the female is 1.9mm. This species has a dark reddish brown carapace. The abdomen has pale markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.

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. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Cyatholipidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 7–34.
  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.