Gasparia busa


Gasparia busa is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.37mm in length. The carapace has dark bands dorsally. The legs are yellow brown with dark bands. The abdomen has a variety of patterns.

Distribution

This species is only known from Southland, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under 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".