Waipoua hila is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Waipoua hila

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Waipoua
Species:
W. hila
Binomial name
Waipoua hila

Taxonomy

edit

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in Northland. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

edit

The female is recorded at 3.04mm in length.[1]

Distribution

edit

This species is only known from Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

edit

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted".[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
  2. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.