Hapona otagoa

Hapona otagoa
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. otagoa
Binomial name
Hapona otagoa (Forster, 1964)
Synonyms
Toxopsiella otagoa

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1964 from a female specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1970, in which the male was described. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.21mm in length whereas the female is 2.43mm. The carapace is coloured pale brown with shading laterally. The legs are dark brown with pale patches. The abdomen has brown patches dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago, 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.