Hapona muscicola

Hapona muscicola
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Hapona
Species:	H. muscicola
Binomial name
Hapona muscicola (Forster, 1964)
Synonyms
Toxopsiella muscicola

Hapona muscicola is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1964 from female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.16mm in length.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
2. Forster, R. R. (1964). The spider family Toxopidae (Araneae). Annals of the Natal Museum 16: 113-151.
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.