Pakeha hiloa

Pakeha hiloa is a species of Cycloctenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000040.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 3.48mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured dark reddish brown. The abdomen is shaded blackish brown.^[1] The male has not been described.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Gisborne region of 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".^[3]