Tingotingo pouaru explained

Tingotingo pouaru 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 from specimens collected in Reefton. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.37-2.59mm in length. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a greyish brown abdomen.

Distribution

This species is only known from Reefton, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "One Location".^[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.