Orepukia sabua


Orepukia sabua 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 female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000100.

Description

The female is recorded at 6.62mm in length. The carapace has brown bands dorsally. The legs are orange brown with darkish bands. The abdomen is pale yellow brown with brown mottling.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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".