Otira indura is a species of Amaurobiidae 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 and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000051.
Description The female is recorded at 4.72mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured orange brown and is yellow brown in the head region. The legs are orange brown. The abdomen has greyish black reticulated markings. The male is identical.
Distribution This species is only known from Wellington, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".
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