Hexathele putuna

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| image = AS000093 Hexathele putuna Forster 1968 Te Papa 126855 262354.jpg

| status = DD

| status_system = NZTCS

| taxon = Hexathele putuna

| authority = Forster, 1968

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Hexathele putuna 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 Wairarapa. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000093.{{Cite web |title=Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/126855 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}

Description

The female is recorded at 24.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is dark brown with faint chevrons dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Wairarapa, New Zealand.

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}}

References

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

Category:Spiders described in 1968

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