Neorepukia pilama


Neorepukia pilama 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 a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000085.

Description

The female is recorded at 4.56mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow and has a dark brown band dorsally. The legs are yellow brown with dark bands. The abdomen is creamy and heavily shaded blackish brown in spots.

Distribution

This species is only known from Stephens Island, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".