Gasparia nebulosa

Gasparia nebulosa
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Gasparia
Species:	G. nebulosa
Binomial name
Gasparia nebulosa Marples, 1956

Gasparianebulosa is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Brian Marples in 1956 from a female specimen. ^[2] It was most recently revised in 1970. It is the type species for the Gasparia genus. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5054. ^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 4.82mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale brown with dark bands laterally. The legs are brown. The abdomen is pale with a dark pattern dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Great Island in the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand. ^[1]

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". ^[4]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
2. Marples, B. J. (1956). Spiders from the Three Kings Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum4: 329-342.
3. "Gasparia nebulosa". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
4. 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.