Mangareia maculata is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
Taxonomy This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 5.01mm in length whereas the male is 4.25mm. The carapace and legs are coloured yellowish brown. The abdomen is patterned dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Otago, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
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