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Zealaranea saxitalis

Zealaranea saxitalis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Epeira saxitalis by Arthur Urquhart in 1887 from subadult specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

All known specimens of this species are subadults, so the form of the adult is unknown.

Distribution

This species is only known from Waiwera near Auckland, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".

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