Neorepukia pilama

Neorepukia pilama is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Neorepukia pilama
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Genus:	Neorepukia
Species:	N. pilama
Binomial name
Neorepukia pilama Forster & Wilton, 1973

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a female specimen.^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000085.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 4.56mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured pale yellow and has a dark brown band dorsally. The legs are yellow brown with dark bands. The abdomen is creamy and heavily shaded blackish brown in spots.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Stephens Island, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[3]