Hapona amira


Hapona amira is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in the Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 0.65mm in length whereas the male is 0.57mm. The carapace has black bands laterally. The abdomen is shaded laterally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Whangarei, 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".