Maniho australisManiho australis is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000010.DescriptionThe male is recorded at 6.1mm in length whereas the female is 6.8mm.DistributionThis species is only known from Stewart Island, 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".