Hapona paihia

Hapona paihia
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Hapona
Species:	H. paihia
Binomial name
Hapona paihia Forster, 1970

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from a female specimen.[1] The holotype is stored in the Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5055.[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.17mm in length. The abdomen has black shading laterally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Bay of Islands, 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. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
2. "Hapona paihia". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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.