Taliniella nigra is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was described as Textricella nigra in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.Forster, R. R. (1959). The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86(3/4): 269-329. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 1.21mm in length whereas the female is 1.13mm. The carapace is coloured dark brown. The legs are pale brown. The abdomen is dark bluish grey.
Distribution This species is only known from scattered localities throughout the North Island of New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".
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