Rinawa pula

Rinawa pula
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Hahniidae
Genus:	Rinawa
Species:	R. pula
Binomial name
Rinawa pula Forster, 1970

Rinawa pula is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.52mm in length whereas the female is 2.56mm. The carapace is pale yellow with a dark marking dorsally. The abdomen is creamy with a black chevron pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
2. 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.