Rinawa bola explained

Rinawa bola is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 1.84mm in length whereas the female is 2.12mm. This species has a pale yellow brown carapace. 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[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.