Waitetola Explained

Waitetola is a genus of tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Waitetola huttoni. It is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 4.70mm in length whereas the male is 3.35mm. The carapace is coloured yellow brown with black markings. The legs are banded with black. The abdomen is shaded uniform black.

Distribution

This species is only known from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Forster . R. R. . Wilton . C. L. . 1973 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. . Otago Museum Bulletin . 4 . 1–309.
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.