Muritaia suba explained

Muritaia suba is a species of Amaurobiidae, endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000114.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 3.44mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale reddish brown, while the abdomen is pale yellow brown and has irregular black shading down the dorsal surface. The male is identical.^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-11-26 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
2. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
3. 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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.