Tararua diversa


Tararua diversa is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000023.

Description

The male is recorded at 5.2mm in length. The cephalothorax is reddish brown with pale areas. The legs are orange brown. The abdomen is yellow brown with dark shading laterally.

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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".