Waiporia tuataWaiporia tuata is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.TaxonomyThis species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Southland. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.DescriptionThe male is recorded at 2.16mm in length whereas the female is 2.76mm. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.DistributionThis species is only known from Tuatapere in Southland, New Zealand.Conservation statusUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Recognition", "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".