Maniho tigris is a species of spider in the family 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 by Brian John Marples in 1959 from female and male 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 7.4mm in length whereas the male is 6.25mm. The carapace and abdomen are coloured pale orange brown and have dark markings. The abdomen has a pale pattern dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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