Dunstanoides nuntia


Dunstanoides nuntia is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ixeuticus ''nuntius'' by Brian John Marples in 1959 from a female specimen. It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 3.54mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured pale brown with shading around the eyes. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is pale with a chevron pattern dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifier of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".