Species of spider
Alistra opina is a species of dwarf sheet spider of the genus Alistra.[1] This species is endemic to New Zealand
Taxonomy
This species was first described from a single female by Ray Forster in 1970, originally named Tawerana opina.[2] It was transferred into the Alistra genus in 1986.[3] The holotype specimen was collected by Richard Dell and Beverley Holloway at Crooked Reach, Port Pegasus on Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.[4][5]
The holotype is stored at Te Papa under the registration number AS.000078.[6]
Description
The body is around 2.4mm long. The carapace, legs and chelicerae are yellow. The abdomen is cream coloured.[4]
Distribution
This species is only recorded from Port Pegasus on Stewart Island in New Zealand.[4]
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".
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