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Whakamoke rakiura

Whakamoke rakiura is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 4.13mm in length whereas the female is 4.85-5.17mm. This species has a dark red brown carapace, red brown legs and a grey brown abdomen.

Distribution

This species is known from Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Relict" with the qualifier "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Data Poor: Size".

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