Tekella nemoralis is a species of Cyatholipidae spider endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was described as Linyphia nemoralis in 1889 from male and female specimens.Urquhart, A. T. (1889). On new species of Araneida. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 21: 134-152 In 1933, it was moved to the Tekella genus, of which it is the type species.Bryant, E. B. (1933). Notes on types of Urquhart's spiders. Records of the Canterbury Museum 4: 1-27, pl. 1-5 It was most recently revised in 1988. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 1.98mm in length whereas the female is 1.86mm.
Distribution This species is widespread throughout New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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