Runga raroa

Runga raroa is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Runga raroa
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Physoglenidae
Genus:	Runga
Species:	R. raroa
Binomial name
Runga raroa Forster, 1990

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.86mm in length whereas the female is 3.61mm. The male carapace is yellow brown with dark band dorsally (absent in the female).^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".^[2]