Paravoca opaca

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| taxon = Paravoca opaca

| status = NT

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = Forster & Wilton, 1973

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Paravoca opaca is a species of Cycloctenidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/4407 The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV]. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 6.63mm in length whereas the female is 7.34mm. The carapace is coloured yellow brown with dark reddish brown markings dorsally. The legs are yellow brown with dark markings. The abdomen is creamy with a chevron pattern dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".{{Cite journal |last1=Sirvid |first1=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:Cycloctenidae

Category:Spiders described in 1973

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand