Novalaetesia atraNovalaetesia atra is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described in 2003 by A.D. Blest and Cor Vink from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000330.DescriptionThe female is recorded at 1.80mm in length. This species has a pale brown prosoma and legs. The abdomen is black.DistributionThis species is only known from Westland, 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".