Tararua puna

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

Tararuapuna is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female and male specimens. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000092. ^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 4.20mm in length whereas the male is 4.62mm. The cephalothorax and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is reddish brown darker bands dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Waikaremoana, 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". ^[4]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
2. Forster, Raymond R. (1973). The Spiders of New Zealand: Agelenidae, Stiphidiidae, Amphinectidae, Amaurobiidae, Neolanidae, Ctenidae, Psechridae. Otago Museum Trust Board. p. 79.
3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
4. 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.