Pakeha pula

Pakeha pula
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cycloctenidae
Genus:	Pakeha
Species:	P. pula
Binomial name
Pakeha pula Forster & Wilton, 1973

Pakeha pula is a species of Cycloctenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000090. ^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.56mm in length whereas the female is 3.84mm. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream with brown markings dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
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.