IUCN SSC Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

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BackParapelecopsis mediocris Kulczyński, 1899

Parapelecopsis mediocris Kulczyński, 1899

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Family:
DD Data Deficient
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Portugal - Madeira

Archipelago(s):
Madeira

Assessor/s:
Luis Crespo
Mario Boieiro
Paulo A.V. Borges
Pedro Cardoso
Cardoso, P., Crespo, L.C., Silva, I., Borges, P. & Boieiro, M.

Reviewer/s:
Henriques, S. & Russell, N.

Contributor/s:

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Assessment Rationale:

Parapelecopsis mediocris was described from an undefined locality in Madeira Island, Portugal. It is a possible junior synonym of Parapelecopsis nemoralioides. This species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD) due to the lack of knowledge on its taxonomy, distribution, population trend, ecology and threats. More research is needed in order to assess its extinction risk.

Geographic Range:

Parapelecopsis mediocris was described from an undefined locality in Madeira Island, Portugal (Kulczyński 1899).

Regions:
Portugal - Madeira
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
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Area of Occupancy (AOO):
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Elevation Lower Limit:
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Elevation Upper Limit:
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Biogeographic Realms:
Palearctic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Madeira
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

The species population size and trend are unknown.

 

Habitat and Ecology

No information about the habitat and the ecology of this species is available.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

No specific conservation measures are in place for this species and it is unknown whether it occurs in any protected area. The species is not found since original description in 1899 (Kulczyński 1899) and needs, first of all, taxonomic clarification to confirm synonymy with P. nemoralioides. If valid, basic information would be needed on its distribution, ecology and possible threats.