Rorea otagoensis 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 Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 1.84mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale cream and has a shaded area dorsally. The abdomen is shaded black and has pale spots dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Otago, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
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