Mahura cryptaMahura crypta is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000019.DescriptionThe male is recorded at 2.40mm in length whereas the female is 2.56mm. The overall colour of the spider is reddish brown.DistributionThis species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".