Waterea is a genus of intertidal spiders endemic to New Zealand containing the single species, Waterea cornigera.[2][1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a female specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000018.[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 5.3mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from East Cape, New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Waterea Forster & Wilton, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterea
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