Zealanapis punta

Zealanapis punta is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Zealanapis punta
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Anapidae
Genus:	Zealanapis
Species:	Z. punta
Binomial name
Zealanapis punta Platnick & Forster, 1989

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1989 by Norman Platnick and Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected from Mount Domett.^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014956.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.02mm in length whereas the female is 1.21mm.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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]