''Trite parvula'', commonly known as the house hopper spider, is a small and relatively common
jumping spider (Salticidae)
endemic
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to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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Classification
As of 2017, it is one of fifteen verified species of ''Trite''.
Distribution and habitat
It lives throughout the North Island and the top half of the South Island down to Christchurch. It often lives inside houses and is seen sunning itself on walls, fences and garden plants.
References
Further reading
* Bryant, E. (1935). "Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders". ''Records of the Canterbury Museum''. 4. pp. 54–70.
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Salticidae
Spiders of New Zealand
Spiders described in 1935