Gasparia dentata


Gasparia dentata 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 Te Papa Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.88mm in length. The carapace is coloured brown with pale yellow markings. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is grey with pale markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Stephens Island in 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".