''Stanwellia regia'' is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to

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Taxonomy

This species was described as ''Aparua regia'' in 1968 by

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from female and male specimens collected in

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. It was transferred into the ''

Stanwellia ''Stanwellia'' is a genus of South Pacific mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by W. J. Rainbow & R. H. Pulleine in 1918. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web t ...

'' genus in 1983. The holotype is stored at Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5046.

Description

The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is reticulated with reddish brown dorsally. The male is recorded at 14.8mm in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from

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in Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the

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, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".

References

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