Wiltonia pecki


Wiltonia pecki is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a female specimen collected in Lewis Pass. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 3.63mm in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Lewis Pass, 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".