Gasparia lomasi


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

Taxonomy

The 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 4.4mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown with pale areas. The legs are pale brown. The abdomen is creamy with black markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland, 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".