Rinawa pula

Rinawa pula is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Rinawa pula
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Hahniidae
Genus:	Rinawa
Species:	R. pula
Binomial name
Rinawa pula Forster, 1970

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.52mm in length whereas the female is 2.56mm. The carapace is pale yellow with a dark marking dorsally. The abdomen is creamy with a black chevron pattern dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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