Meringa nelson is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
Taxonomy This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 2.02mm. This species has a dark carapace. The abdomen is dark with dorsal patterns.
Distribution This species is only known from Nelson, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".
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