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Huka alba
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Genus:	Huka
Species:	H. alba
Binomial name
Huka alba Forster & Wilton, 1973

Huka alba is a species of Agelenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5057.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.2mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured straw yellow. The abdomen is creamy.

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island Volcanic Plateau and the Waikaremoana region in 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".

References

1. ^ Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
2. "Huka alba". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
3. 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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