Waiporia extensa

Waiporia extensa is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Waiporia extensa
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Orsolobidae
Genus:	Waiporia
Species:	W. extensa
Binomial name
Waiporia extensa (Forster, 1956)
Synonyms
Ascuta extensa

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ascuta extensa in 1956 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Canterbury.^[1] In 1985, it was moved into the Waiporia genus.^[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is 2.11mm in length whereas the female is 2.24mm. This species has yellow brown legs and an orange brown carapace with dorsal markings. The abdomen is creamy white with chevron patterns dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[3]