Mahura accola


Mahura accola is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.96mm in length whereas the female is 3.80mm. The cephalothorax and legs are yellow brown whereas the abdomen is creamy and shaded black brown.

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".