Kapanga luana explained

Kapanga luana is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.6mm in length. The cephalothorax is orange brown. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Marlborough, 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".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.