Ascuta leithAscuta leith is a species of Orsolobidae spider of the genus Ascuta. The species is endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a single female specimen collected in Otago. The species name refers to the site it was collected from. The holotype is stored in Tūhura [Otago Museum|Otago Museum].DescriptionThe female is recorded at in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.DistributionThis species is only known from Leith Saddle in Otago, New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder the New [Zealand Threat Classification System], this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".