Orepukia pallida


Orepukia pallida is a species of Cycloctenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Tūhura [Otago Museum|Otago Museum].

Description

The male is recorded at 6.5mm in length whereas the female is 7.45mm. The carapace is coloured pale cream with yellow brown shading. The legs are pale. The abdomen is pale with black flecks.

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago, 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".