Neomyro scitulus

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

Neomyro scitulus
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Toxopidae
Genus:	Neomyro
Species:	N. scitulus
Binomial name
Neomyro scitulus (Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms
Habronestes scitula

Taxonomy

This species was described as Habronestes scitula by Arthur Urquhart in 1891.^[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is likely lost.^[1]

Description

The spider is recorded at 2.32mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow and has a black patch surrounding the eyes. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen has black markings dorsally and laterally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Taranaki, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[3]