Gasparia nebulosa

Gasparia nebulosa is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. Originally described in 1956, the species is only known to occur on Great Island in Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, northwest of mainland New Zealand.

Description

In the original description, Marples described the species as below:
The female is recorded at in length. The carapace is coloured pale brown with dark bands laterally. The legs are brown. The abdomen is pale with a dark pattern dorsally.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Brian Marples in 1956 from a female specimen. It was most recently revised in 1970. It is the type species for the Gasparia genus. The holotype was collected by Graham Turbott, and is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5054.

Distribution

This species is only known from Great Island in the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand. The holotype was collected from leaf litter under a stone.

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".