Gasparia kaiangaroa


Gasparia kaiangaroa 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 3.52mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown with pale markings. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is creamy with black markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Chatham Island, 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".