Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959: 299 Brignoli, 1983: 374 The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level Rix, Michael Harvey, Mark ZooKeys 2010 2010-02-22 36 36 1 321 Forster, 1959 Forster C 1959 [140,559,1363,1390] Arachnida Micropholcommatidae Pua Animalia Araneae 28 29 Arthropoda species novaezealandiae   Figs 7B, 11F, 12B, 15F, 23C–D, 24–29      Pua novaezealandiae Forster, 1959: 299, figs 70–77, 138 ( holotypemale from Lewis Pass, Canterbury, New Zealand, in CanterburyMuseum, 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 novaezealandiaeis 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. 2608825955 1977-04-25 AMNH R. Forster New Zealand Riordans Bridge Lewis Pass 28 29 2 2 South Island 2608826057 [936,1103,1645,1671] New Zealand Lake Rubicon 28 29 1 Canterbury