Neoramia setosa

Neoramia setosa is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Neoramia setosa
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Stiphidiidae
Genus:	Neoramia
Species:	N. setosa
Binomial name
Neoramia setosa (Bryant, 1935)
Synonyms
Ixeuticus setosus Ixeuticus charybdis

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ixeuticus setosus in 1935 by Elizabeth Bryant from a female specimen.^[2] It was revised in 1973, in which it was moved to the Neoramia genus. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 10.9mm in length whereas the male is 9.7mm. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow and darkens anteriorly. The legs are pale yellow and are banded. The abdomen is dark with an anterior median band.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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