Duripelta townsendiDuripelta townsendi 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 on Dun Mountain. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014997.DescriptionThe male is recorded at in length whereas the female is 2mm.DistributionThis species is known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".