Waiporia modica
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| Waiporia modica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waiporia |
| Species: | W. modica |
| Binomial name | |
| Waiporia modica (Forster, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ascuta modica | |
Waiporia modica is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Ascuta mensa in 1956 by Ray Forster from a male specimen collected in Christchurch.[1] In 1985, it was moved into the Waiporia genus and the female was described.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]