Mamoea bicolor is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Rubrius bicolor by Elizabeth Bryant in 1935 from a female specimen.[2] It was revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 7.99mm in length. The carapace is coloured orange brown. The legs are orange brown. The abdomen has pale markings dorsally and dark markings ventrally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Southland and Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
  2. ^ Bryant, E. B. (1935). Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 71-94, pl. 10-13.
  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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoea_bicolor
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