Gasparia rustica

Gasparia rustica
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Gasparia
Species:	G. rustica
Binomial name
Gasparia rustica Forster, 1970

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in by Ray Forster in 1970 from male specimens. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.6mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown. The legs are yellow brown whereas the abdomen is blackish brown. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

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

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.