Paravoca otagoensis

Paravoca otagoensis is a species of Cycloctenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Paravoca otagoensis
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cycloctenidae
Genus:	Paravoca
Species:	P. otagoensis
Binomial name
Paravoca otagoensis Forster & Wilton, 1973

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.25mm in length whereas the female is 5.30mm. The carapace is coloured reddish brown with pale markings dorsally. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is pale brown with various markings dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[2]