Ascuta monowaiAscuta monowai is a species of Orsolobidae. 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 at Lake Monowai. The species name refers to the locality of the holotype. The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.DescriptionThe female is recorded at in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned.DistributionThis species is only known from near Lake Monowai in Southland, New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".