Duripelta scutaDuripelta scuta is a species of Orsolobidae spider. The species is endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Nelson. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014996.DescriptionThe male is recorded at in length whereas the female is. This species has a pale yellowish brown carapace and legs. The abdomen is creamy white.DistributionThis species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in 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".