| Orongia motueka | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Orongia |
| Species: | O. motueka |
| Binomial name | |
| Orongia motueka Forster & Platnick, 1985 | |
Orongia motueka is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in Nelson. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The female is recorded at 4.96 mm (0.195 in) in length. This species has an unpigmented carapace. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
References
- ^ Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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| Orongia motueka | |
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