Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959

Figs 7B, 11F, 12B, 15F, 23C–D, 24–29

Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959: 299, figs 70–77, 138 (holotype male from Lewis Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand, in Canterbury Museum, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 374. Platnick, 2009.

Selected material examined. NEW ZEALAND: South Island: Canterbury: Lewis Pass, Riordans Bridge, 25.IV.1977, R. Forster, 2♁, 2♀ (AMNH) ; Lake Rubicon,

19.XI.1950, R. Forster, 5♁, 7♀ (AMNH). Otago: Makarora Valley, 12.XII.1977, R. Forster, 4♁, 3♀ (AMNHSEM♁ ♀). West Coast: Mawhera State Forest, 10.XI.1971, J. Dugdale, 2♁, 15♀ (AMNH). North Island: Waikato: Mamaku Range, Rotorua, 18.I.1972, G. Ramsay, 2♁, 5♀ (LRA).

Remarks. Pua novaezealandiae is widespread in New Zealand, where it can be found on both the North and South Islands. Nothing is known of its biology, except that specimens have usually been collected from moss or leaf litter.