Waipoua insula is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from a female specimen collected on Poor Knights Islands. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description The female is recorded at 1.63mm in length. The carapace and abdomen are patterned dorsally.

Distribution This species is only known from Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand.

Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Island Endemic" and "One Location".

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