Meringa conway

Meringa conway is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 2.10mm in length. The carapace has a pale marking dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Marlborough, 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]