Gasparia tuaiensis

Gasparia tuaiensis
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. tuaiensis
Binomial name
Gasparia tuaiensis Forster, 1970

Gaspariatuaiensis 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 female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.52mm in length whereas the male is 2.52mm. The female carapace is coloured yellow brown and has faint shading. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is grey. In contrast, the male has more dark patterns. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Hawkes Bay, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend". ^[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.