Arangina pluva explained

Arangina pluva is a species of Dictynidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Pohangina Valley. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.91mm in length whereas the female is 5.18mm. This species has a dark brown carapace, pale yellow brown legs and mottled grey abdomen that has a faint chevron pattern dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from a few locations in the North Island of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Forster . R.R. . 1970 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part III . Otago Museum Bulletin . 3 . 1-184.
2. Sirvid . P. J. . Vink . C. J. . Fitzgerald . B. M. . Wakelin . M. D. . Rolfe . J. . Michel . P. . 2020-01-01 . Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.