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Hapona moana

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Hapona moana

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Toxopidae
Genus: Hapona
Species:
H. moana
Binomial name
Hapona moana
Forster, 1970

Hapona moana is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from a male specimen.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000070.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.59mm in length. The carapace is shaded black with a pale patch. The legs are darkly coloured. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  3. ^ 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.