Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959

Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, ZooKeys 36 (36), pp. 1-321 : 29-30

Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959

Figs 7B , 11F, 12B, 15F, 23C–D, 24–29

Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959: 299 , figs 70–77, 138 (holotype male from Lewis Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand, in Canterbury Museum, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 374. Platnick, 2009.

Selected material examined. NEW ZEALAND: South Island: Canterbury: Lewis Pass, Riordans Bridge , 25.IV.1977, R. Forster, 2♁, 2♀ ( AMNH) ; Lake Rubicon ,

19.XI.1950, R. Forster, 5♁, 7♀ ( AMNH). Otago: Makarora Valley, 12.XII.1977, R. Forster, 4♁, 3♀ (AMNHSEM♁ ♀). West Coast: Mawhera State Forest, 10.XI.1971, J. Dugdale, 2♁, 15♀ ( AMNH). North Island: Waikato: Mamaku Range, Rotorua, 18.I.1972, G. Ramsay, 2♁, 5♀ ( LRA).

Remarks. Pua novaezealandiae is widespread in New Zealand, where it can be found on both the North and South Islands. Nothing is known of its biology, except that specimens have usually been collected from moss or leaf litter.

Figures

Figure 7. The genera of Micropholcommatidae, illustrated with habitus photographs of representative male specimens. A–D tribe Micropholcommatini: A Micropholcomma caeligenum Crosby & Bishop B Pua novaezealandiae Forster C Austropholcomma florentine sp. n. D Tricellina gertschi (Forster & Platnick). E–M tribe Textricellini: E Eterosonycha aquilina sp. n. F Epigastrina fulva (Hickman) G Raveniella peckorum sp. n. H Rayforstia vulgaris (Forster) I Normplatnicka lamingtonensis (Forster)] Eperiella alsophila sp. n. K Algidiella aucklandica (Forster) L Taliniella nigra (Forster) M Tinytrella pusilla (Forster). N Patelliella adusta sp. n., tribe Patelliellini. O–P subfamily Taphiassinae: O Olgania excavata Hickman P Taphiassa robertsi sp. n. Q–R subfamily Gigiellinae: Q Gigiella milledgei sp. n. R Gigiella platnicki sp. n. Note that Guiniella tropica (Forster) is not illustrated.