Whakamoke hunahuna explained

Whakamoke hunahuna 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 Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.17mm in length. This species has a red brown carapace, yellow brown legs and a whitish brown abdomen.

Distribution

This species is only known from near Dunedin in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient".^[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.