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".