Mangua makarora

Mangua makarora is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Mangua makarora
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Physoglenidae
Genus:	Mangua
Species:	M. makarora
Binomial name
Mangua makarora Forster, 1990

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.16mm in length whereas the female is 2.30mm. The abdomen is patterned dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, 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]