Hapona moana


Hapona moana 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 Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000070.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.59mm in length. The carapace is shaded black with a pale patch. The legs are darkly coloured. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Waikaremoana, 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".