Scotospilus divisus

Scotospilus divisus is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Scotospilus divisus
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Hahniidae
Genus:	Scotospilus
Species:	S. divisus
Binomial name
Scotospilus divisus (Forster, 1970)
Synonyms
Tuana divisa

Taxonomy

This species was described as Tuana divisa by Ray Forster in 1970 from a female specimen. In 1986, Tuana was recognized as a synonym of Scotospilus, so the species name was changed to Scotospilus divisus.^[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.34mm in length. The carapace is yellowish brown with grey shading. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is yellow brown with a chevron pattern 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 "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[3]