Tingotingo porotiti explained

Tingotingo porotiti 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 Te Papa Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.63-3.25mm in length whereas the female is 2.92-3.17mm. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a greyish brown abdomen.

Distribution

This species is known from the southern North Island of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Hormiga . Gustavo . Scharff . Nikolaj . 2020 . The malkarid spiders of New Zealand (Araneae : Malkaridae) . Invertebrate Systematics . 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.