Kapanga grana
{{Short description|Species of spider}}
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| image =AS000031 Kapanga grana Forster 1970 Te Papa 125538 262266.jpg
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| status_system = NZTCS
| taxon = Kapanga grana
| authority = Forster, 1970
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Kapanga grana is a species of Dwarf sheet spider that is endemic to New Zealand
Taxonomy
This species was first described from a single male specimen by Ray Forster in 1970.{{Cite web |title=Kapanga grana Forster, 1970 |url=https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/b04057a9-f314-42a6-8593-9aa771a06494 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz}}{{Cite Q|Q113167423|pages=154}} The holotype specimen was collected by Richard Dell and Beverley Holloway at Lords River, on Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.{{Cite web |title=Kapanga grana Forster, 1970 |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125538 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}
The holotype is stored at Te Papa under registration number AS.000031.{{Cite web |title=Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125538 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}
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 web |title=NZTCS |url=https://nztcs.org.nz/assessments/147135 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=nztcs.org.nz}}
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Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand