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Anopsolobus

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Anopsolobus

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Anopsolobus
Forster & Platnick, 1985[1]
Species:
A. subterraneus
Binomial name
Anopsolobus subterraneus

Anopsolobus is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Anopsolobus subterraneus. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985,[2] and is only known from Nelson in New Zealand.

Etymology

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"Anopsolobus" refers to the absence of eyes and "subterraneus" refers to the habitat this species was found in.[2]

Taxonomy

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Anopsolobus subterraneus was described in 1985 by Raymond Forster and Normal Platnick from one female specimen. The specimen was found 4 meters underground in a bore using a trap intended to collect interstitial aquatic animals, but instead caught terrestrial animals when the water table receded.[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014989.[3]

Anopsolobus is suggested to be closely related to the genus Tangata.[2]

Description

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The only specimen is 1.96mm in length, is unpigmented and notably has no eyes. The body is densely covered in hairs.[2]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand. It was discovered in a bore hole 4m underground.[2]

Conservation status

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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".[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gen. Anopsolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
  3. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. ^ 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.