Nomaua taranga


Nomaua taranga is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2009 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001500.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.39mm in length whereas the female is 3.31mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from Hen Island in 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", "Island Endemic" and "One Location".