Tangata pouaka

Tangata pouaka is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Tangata pouaka
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Tangata
Species:	T. pouaka
Binomial name
Tangata pouaka Forster & Platnick, 1985

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in Taranaki.^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015006.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.92mm in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Pouakai Trig in Taranaki, 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]