Subantarctia turbotti
{{Short description|Species of spider}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2024}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = NU
| status_system = NZTCS
| taxon = Subantarctia turbotti
| authority = Forster, 1955
}}
Subantarctia turbotti is a species of spider in the family Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last=Forster |first=R.R |date=1955 |title=Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3138 |journal=Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington |volume=2 |pages=167–203}}
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1955 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island. The species was redescribed in 1964 to include male specimens.{{Cite journal |last=Forster |first=R.R |date=1964 |title=The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3639 |journal=Pacific Insects Monographs |volume=7 |pages=58–115}} The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5066.{{Cite web |title=Subantarctia turbotti |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/139940?k=Subantarctia%20turbotti |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Auckland War Memorial Museum |language=en}} The species was named after Auckland War Memorial Museum director Graham Turbott.{{Cite Q|Q58628992}}
Description
Distribution
This species is only known from Auckland Island in New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last1=Forster |first1=R.R |last2=Platnick |first2=N.L |date=1985 |title=A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6055 |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |volume=181 |pages=1–230}}
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}}
References
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Category:Spiders described in 1955