Pholcomma hickmani

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| taxon = Pholcomma hickmani

| image = AS000039 Pholcomma hickmani Forster 1964 Te Papa 125576 226421.jpg

| status = NU

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = Forster, 1964

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Pholcomma hickmani is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1964). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3639 The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand]. Pacific Insects Monographs 7: 58-115

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1964 by Ray Forster from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000039.{{Cite web |title=Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125576 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}

Description

The female is recorded at 1.41mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is grey.

Distribution

This species is only known from Campbell Island, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".{{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}}

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