Mahura musca explained

Mahura musca is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000075.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.56mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is creamy.

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, 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".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
2. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-10-30 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
3. 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.