Episinus similanus is a species of Theridiidae spider endemic to New Zealand.Urquhart, A. T. (1893). Descriptions of new species of Araneidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 25: 165-190
Taxonomy This species was described in 1893 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens.
Description The female is recorded at 4mm in length whereas the male is 4.5mm.
Distribution This species is only known from Waikato, New Zealand.
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".
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