Alistra centralis


Alistra centralis is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Tawerana centralis in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens. In 1986 it was transferred to the Alistra genus. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.64mm in length. This species is overall reddish brown in life.

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New [Zealand Threat Classification System], this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".