Porrhothele moana

Porrhothele moana is a species of Mygalomorphae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Porrhothele moana
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Porrhothelidae
Genus:	Porrhothele
Species:	P. moana
Binomial name
Porrhothele moana Forster, 1968

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female and male specimens from Westland.

Description

This species has a stocky appearance. Females are known to grow over 16mm in body length. The carapace and legs are brown. The abdomen is purple, sometimes with faint chevron patterns dorsally. The males are of roughly the same size and colour, but with modifications in the first pair of legs typical of male Porrhothele.

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened.