Pakeha paratecta is a species of Cycloctenidae spider 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 3mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured reddish brown. The abdomen has a reticulate blackish brown colour with a chevron pattern dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Southland and Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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