Muritaia orientalisMuritaia orientalis is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.DescriptionThe female is recorded at 3.60mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale yellowish brown with dark shading. The legs are banded. The abdomen has olive grey shading with pale markings.DistributionThis species is only known from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder 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".