Akatorea gracilis is a species of Desidae 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 as Maniho gracilis by Brian John Marples from female specimens.Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 333-361. It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 9.39mm in length. The carapace is coloured orange yellow. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is grey with a cross pattern dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Stewart Island and the southern end of New Zealand's South Island.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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