| Kapanga luana | |
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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: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Kapanga |
| Species: | K. luana |
| Binomial name | |
| Kapanga luana Forster, 1970 | |
Kapanga luana is a species of Hahniidae spider endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The female is recorded at 1.6mm in length. The cephalothorax is orange brown. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally.
Distribution
This species is only known from Marlborough, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
References
- ^ Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Kapanga luana | |
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