Tekella absidata is a species of Cyatholipidae spider endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was described in 1894 by Arthur Urquhart from female specimens.Urquhart, A. T. (1894). Description of new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 26(1893): 204-218. In 1988, it was revised and the male was described. It was most recently revised in 2001.Griswold, C. E. (2001). A monograph of the living world genera and Afrotropical species of cyatholipid spiders (Araneae, Orbiculariae, Araneoidea, Cyatholipidae). Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 26: 1-251 The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 2.29mm in length whereas the female is 1.76mm. This species has a dark brown carapace. The abdomen has pale markings dorsally.
Distribution This species is known from Stewart Island and the South Island of New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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