Zealaranea saxitalis is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Sirvid, P. J. & Vink, C. (2000). New synonymies and a new combination for A. T. Urquhart araneid species (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae). Records of the Canterbury Museum 14: 49-50.
Taxonomy This species was described as Epeira saxitalis by Arthur Urquhart in 1887 from subadult specimens. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118, pl. 7-8.
Description All known specimens of this species are subadults, so the form of the adult is unknown.
Distribution This species is only known from Waiwera near Auckland, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".
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