Huara antarctica
| Huara antarctica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Huara |
| Species: | H. antarctica
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| Binomial name | |
| Huara antarctica (Berand, 1931)
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Huara antarctica is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Gohia antarctica by Lucien Berland in 1931 from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
This species is recorded at 10mm in length.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from the Auckland Islands, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ Berland, L. (1931). Araignées des Iles Auckland et Campbell. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3: 357-365.
- ^ 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.