Orepukia rakiura is a species of Cycloctenidae that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309
Taxonomy This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 7.42mm in length. The carapace and legs are coloured orange brown. The abdomen is pale orange with dark brown markings.
Distribution This species is only known from Stewart Island, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".
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