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Theridion albocinctum

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Species of spider

Theridion albocinctum
Conservation status

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Theridion
Species: T. albocinctum
Binomial name
Theridion albocinctum
Urquhart, 1892

Theridion albocinctum is a species of Theridiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1892 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen.

Description

The female is recorded at 4.1mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured orange ochreous. The legs are yellow ochreous. The abdomen is light brown with shades of olive green and brown flecks.

Distribution

This species is only known from Stratford, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".

References

  1. ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1892). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 230-253
  2. 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
Taxon identifiers
Theridion albocinctum


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