Huara grossa

Huara grossa
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Huara
Species:	H. grossa
Binomial name
Huara grossa Forster, 1964

Huaragrossa is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1964 from female and male specimens. ^[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000035. ^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 17.19mm in length whereas the male is 12.33mm. The cephalothorax is coloured deep reddish brown. The legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is yellow brown with grey shading. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Auckland Islands, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted". ^[4]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309.
2. Forster, R. R. (1964). The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Pacific Insects Monographs7: 58-115.
3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
4. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.