Tingotingo aho explained

Tingotingo aho is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff. The holotype is stored in the California Academy of Sciences.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.56-3.00mm in length whereas the female is 3.05-3.62mm. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a greyish brown abdomen.

Distribution

This species is known from the south west of the South Island.

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Hormiga . Gustavo . Scharff . Nikolaj . 2020 . The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae) . Invertebrate Systematics . 34 . 4 . 345–405 . en . 10.1071/IS19073 . 1445-5226.
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.