Huka alba

Huka alba
Conservation status
Data Deficit (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Genus:	Huka
Species:	H. alba
Binomial name
Huka alba Forster & Wilton, 1973

Huka alba is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5057. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.2mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured straw yellow. The abdomen is creamy. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island Volcanic Plateau and the Waikaremoana region in 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". ^[3]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
2. "Huka alba". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
3. 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.