Whakamoke paoka is a species of Malkaridae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was described in 2020 by Gustavo Hormiga and Nikolaj Scharff. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 3.77-4.18mm in length whereas the female is 4.16-5.30mm. This species has a dark red brown carapace, red brown legs and a whitish brown abdomen.
Distribution This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Relict" with the qualifier "Data Poor: Size".
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