| Alistra centralis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Alistra |
| Species: | A. centralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alistra centralis (Forster, 1970) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tawerana centralis | |
Alistra centralis is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described as Tawerana centralis in 1970 by Ray Forster from female specimens. In 1986 it was transferred to the Alistra genus. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The female is recorded at 1.64mm in length. This species is overall reddish brown in life.
Distribution
This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".
References
- ^ Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- Brignoli, P. M. (1986). Spiders from Melanesia III. A new Alistra (Araneae, Hahniidae) from the Solomon Islands. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 11: 327-332
- 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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| Alistra centralis | |
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