Waipoua totara explained

Waipoua totara is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Pounamua totara in 1956 by Ray Forster from a male specimen collected in Rangitikei. In 1985, it was moved into Waipoua.^[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 1.75mm in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Pohangina Valley in Rangitikei, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Forster . R. R . 1956 . New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 7 . 89-169.
2. Forster . R.R . Platnick . N.L . 1985 . A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 181 . 1-230.
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.