Gasparia edwardsi


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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.12mm in length whereas the female is 2.88mm. The carapace is coloured orange brown. The legs are yellow brown with dark bands. The abdomen is shaded black with pale markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Wellington, 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".