Waipoua toronui

Waipoua toronui is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Waipoua toronui
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Waipoua
Species:	W. toronui
Binomial name
Waipoua toronui Forster & Platnick, 1985

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Northland. It is the type species of the Waipoua genus. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.20mm in length whereas the female is 2.32mm. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted".^[2]

References

1. Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
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.