Pahora rakiura is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
Taxonomy This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 2.17mm in length. This species has a brown carapace. The abdomen is brown with mottled white patches.
Distribution This species is only known from Stewart Island and Southland in New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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