Marplesia pohara

Short description: Species of spider

Marplesia pohara

Conservation status

Invalid status (NZ TCS)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Araneomorphae
Family:  | Stiphidiidae
Genus:  | Marplesia
Species:  |

M. pohara

Binomial name
Marplesia pohara

Forster & Wilton, 1973

Marplesia pohara is a species of spider in the family Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 Description
* 3 Distribution
* 4 Conservation status
* 5 References

## Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

## Description

The female is recorded at 5.6mm in length whereas the male is 5.2mm. The carapace is coloured pale cream. The legs are pale with dark bands. The abdomen is patterned.[1]

## Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
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" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf.

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