Zealaranea prina is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
Taxonomy This species was described in 1988 by David Court and Ray Forster from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 8.3mm in length whereas the male is 5.4mm. The carapace is coloured orange brown and covered in pale hairs. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is quite variable but the base coloured is generally creamy and purpilish markings.
Distribution This species is known from throughout New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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