Gasparia delli

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| taxon = Gasparia delli

| image = AS000020 Gasparia delli (Forster 1956) Te Papa 125470 262249.jpg

| status = NU

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = (Forster, 1955)

| synonyms = *Ostearius delli

  • Hina delli

}}

Gasparia delli is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1970). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/4129 The spiders of New Zealand. Part III]. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens.Forster, R. R. (1955). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3138 Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand]. Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 2: 167-203. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000020.{{Cite web |title=Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125470 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}

Description

The male is recorded at 3.7mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured reddish brown. The abdomen is pale cream with a grey band dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands and the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".{{Cite journal |last1=Sirvid |first1=P. J. |last2=Vink |first2=C. J. |last3=Fitzgerald |first3=B. M. |last4=Wakelin |first4=M. D. |last5=Rolfe |first5=J. |last6=Michel |first6=P. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf |journal=New Zealand Threat Classification Series |language=English |volume=34 |pages=1–37}}

References

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Category:Toxopidae

Category:Spiders described in 1955

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

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