Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959: 299
Brignoli, 1983: 374
The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level
Rix, Michael
Harvey, Mark
ZooKeys
2010
2010-02-22
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Forster, 1959
Forster C
1959
[140,559,1363,1390]
Arachnida
Micropholcommatidae
Pua
Animalia
Araneae
28
29
Arthropoda
species
novaezealandiae
Figs 7B, 11F, 12B, 15F, 23C–D, 24–29
Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959: 299, figs 70–77, 138 ( holotypemale from Lewis Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand, in CanterburyMuseum, 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 novaezealandiaeis 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.
2608825955
1977-04-25
AMNH
R. Forster
New Zealand
Riordans Bridge
Lewis Pass
28
29
2
2
South Island
2608826057
[936,1103,1645,1671]
New Zealand
Lake Rubicon
28
29
1
Canterbury