Trite parvula

Trite parvula
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Trite
Species:
T. parvula
Binomial name
Trite parvula
(Bryant, 1935)
Synonyms

Euophrys parvula

Trite parvula, commonly known as the house hopper spider, is a small and relatively common jumping spider (Salticidae) endemic to New Zealand.

Classification

The species was first described by American arachnologist Elizabeth B. Bryant in 1935. She placed it in the genus 'Evophrys', now known usually as Euophrys, but did so hesitantly, as particular proportions of the legs were different from all the other species in that genus.

In 2017, it was one of fifteen species of Trite.

Distribution and habitat

It lives throughout the North Island and the top half of the South Island down to Christchurch. It often lives inside houses and is seen sunning itself on walls, fences and garden plants.

Conservation status

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

References

  1. ↑ Bryant, Elizabeth B. (1935). "Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 4: 90–91.
  2. ↑ Patoleta, Barbara; Żabka, Marek (2017). "A new species of Trite Simon, 1885 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Zealand, with remarks on Trite relationships and radiation". PeerJ. 5 e3463. doi:10.7717/peerj.3463. PMC 5480391. PMID 28649472.
  3. ↑ Early, John (2009). Know your New Zealand ... native insects & spiders. New Holland. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-86966-253-0.
  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.