Taliniella nigra (Forster, 1959), comb. n.

Figs 7L, 127–128, 131–135, 138C

Textricella nigra Forster, 1959: 279, figs 10–13 (holotype male from Little Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand, in Canterbury Museum, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 375. Platnick, 2009.

Selected material examined. NEW ZEALAND: North Island: Auckland: Little Barrier Island, 9.XII.1950, 1♁, 1♀ (AMNH). Hawke’s Bay: Makahu Spur, Kaweka Range, 24.II.1971, J. Townsend, 23♁, 36♀ (AMNH). Waikato: Te Aroha Mountain (written ‘Te Aroho’), 6.V.1946, J. Salmon, 1♀ (AMNH). Wellington: Aorangi Mountains, Haurangi, 2.IX.1965, J. Townsend, 2♁, 4♀ (AMNHSEM♁ ♀).

Remarks. Taliniella nigra is a dark brown species with a complex male pedipalpal patella, recognised by Forster (1959) as different to all other Textricellini in New Zealand. It has a relatively widespread distribution on the North Island, although morphological variation exists across the range of this species (Forster 1959). It can be distinguished from T. vinki by the absence of a dorsal scute on the male abdomen (Fig. 127A) and by the shorter embolus (Fig. 134A).