Gasparia nelsonensis


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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 5.18mm in length. The body has various dark markings forming patterns.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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".