Cryptaranea Venustula
''Cryptaranea venustula'' is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988)The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 6: 68-124. Taxonomy This species was described as ''Epeira venustula'' in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Stratford. It was most recently revised in 1988, in which it was transferred to the '' Cryptaranea'' genus. Description The female is recorded at 6.5mm in length whereas the male is 3.4mm. Distribution This species is widespread throughout New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands. Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had s ..., this species is listed as "Not Threaten ...
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