Tararua puna


Tararua puna 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 female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000092.

Description

The female is recorded at 4.20mm in length whereas the male is 4.62mm. The cephalothorax and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is reddish brown darker bands dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Waikaremoana, 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".