Episinus similanus

Episinus similanus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Episinus
Species:	E. similanus
Binomial name
	Episinus similanus; Urquhart, 1893

Episinus similanus is a species of Theridiidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1893 by Arthur Urquhart from female specimens.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 10.7mm in length. The cephalothorax is yellow ochreous with brow markings dorsally. The legs are pale yellow.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Waikato, New Zealand.^[1]

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".^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Urquhart, A. T. (1893). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 25: 165-190
^ 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.

[:0-1] Urquhart, A. T. (1893). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 25: 165-190

[2] 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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