Backobourkia brouni

Backobourkia brouni
Conservation status
	; Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Backobourkia
Species:	B. brouni
Binomial name
	Backobourkia brouni; (Urquhart, 1885)
Synonyms
	Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885); Epeira brounii; Epeira brounii indistincta; Araneus brouni; Araneus heroine; Eriophora heroine;

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Backobourkia brouni,, or Broun's marbled orb-weaver, also often referred to by its synonym Backobourkia brounii,^[1]^[2] is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand.^[3]^[4]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Epeira brounii in 1885 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in the northern section of the North Island.^[5] It was most recently revised in 2010.^[6]

Description

The male is recorded at 8.77mm whereas the female is 12.95mm.^[6]

Distribution

This species is native to New Zealand and Australia.^[6]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".^[7]

References

^ "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ Paquin, Pierre (2010). Spiders of New Zealand : annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 978-0-478-34705-0.
^ "Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brounii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.
^ ^a ^b ^c Framenau, V.W.; Dupérré, N.; Blackledge, T.A.; Vink, C. (2010). "Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae)". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 68: 79–111.
^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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[1] "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[2] Paquin, Pierre (2010). Spiders of New Zealand : annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 978-0-478-34705-0.

[3] "Broun's Marbled Orb-Weaver (Backobourkia brounii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[4] "Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[5] Urquhart, A.T. (1885). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 31–53.

[:0-6] Framenau, V.W.; Dupérré, N.; Blackledge, T.A.; Vink, C. (2010). "Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae)". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 68: 79–111.

[7] Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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