Hexathele pukea
{{Short description|Species of spider}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Hexathele pukea AMNZ5056 Dorsal.jpg
| status = DD
| status_system = NZTCS
| taxon = Hexathele pukea
| authority = Forster, 1968
}}
Hexathele pukea is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last=Forster |first=Raymond Robert |last2=Wilton |first2=Cecil Louis |date=1968-01-01 |title=The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae |url=https://otagomuseum.nz/assets/publications/Spiders-of-New-Zealand-Part-2.pdf |journal=Otago Museum bulletin |volume=2 |pages=1–166}}
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Auckland. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5056.{{Cite web |title=Hexathele pukea |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/141245 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Auckland War Memorial Museum |language=en}}
Description
Distribution
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".{{Cite journal |last=Sirvid |first=P. J. |last2=Vink |first2=C. J. |last3=Fitzgerald |first3=B. M. |last4=Wakelin |first4=M. D. |last5=Rolfe |first5=J. |last6=Michel |first6=P. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf |journal=New Zealand Threat Classification Series |language=English |volume=34 |pages=1–37}}
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Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand
Category:Spiders described in 1968
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