Makora detrita


Makora detrita is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 4.70mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale orange brown. The legs are pale yellowish orange. The abdomen has a poorly defined pale cross dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Banks Peninsula, 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".