Amaurobioides minor

Amaurobioides minor is a species of Anyphaenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Amaurobioides minor
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Anyphaenidae
Genus:	Amaurobioides
Species:	A. minor
Binomial name
Amaurobioides minor Forster, 1970

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Fiordland.^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000069.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.35mm in length. This species has a reddish brown carapace and a brown abdomen that has pale chevron markings dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand. Like all Amaurobioides, it lives along the spray zone of rocky coasts.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Climate Impact", "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Range Restricted".^[3]