Gasparia rustica

Gasparia rustica is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Gasparia rustica
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Gasparia
Species:	G. rustica
Binomial name
Gasparia rustica Forster, 1970

Taxonomy

This species was described in by Ray Forster in 1970 from male specimens.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.6mm in length. The carapace is coloured reddish brown. The legs are yellow brown whereas the abdomen is blackish brown.^[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".^[2]