The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level Author Rix, Michael Western Australian Museum, Welshpool DC, Perth, Australia Author Harvey, Mark Western Australian Museum, Perth, Welshpool, Australia text ZooKeys 2010 2010-02-22 36 36 1 321 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.36.306 4db6b327-7482-432e-a5f6-36f91c79fef3 1313–2970 576620 ADCACC88-6C78-4386-8E33-3F98234ECE92 Tinytrella pusilla ( Forster, 1959 ) , comb. n. Figs 7M , 8A, 8C, 8E , 9B , 10C, 126B, 126D, 126F, 136–137, 138A–B, 139–142 Textricella pusilla Forster, 1959: 294 , figs 51–57, 140 ( holotype male from east of Dog Hill, Canterbury , New Zealand , in Canterbury Museum, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 375 . Platnick, 2009 . Selected material examined. NEW ZEALAND : South Island : Canterbury : creek E. of Dog Hill , tributary of the Hurunui River , 12.V.1952 , J. Dugdale , 1♁, 2♀ ( AMNH ) ; Mt Richardson , 31.III.2006 , M. Rix. 1♁ ( WAM T94458 ) . Southland : Alton Burn , Tuatapere , 13.III.1981 , R. Forster , 6♁, 8♀ ( AMNH ) ; Fiordland National Park , S. end of Lake Te Anau , 21.IV.1995 , C. Griswold , T. Meikle , 1♁, 2♀ ( CAS ) ; Lake Hauroko , 25.II.1970 , R. Forster , C. Wilton , 2♁, 5♀ ( AMNH ) ; Lake Monowai , 15.I.1971 , R. Forster , 4♁, 3♀ ( AMNH ) ; N. of Te Anau , 19.II.1965 , N. Walker , 12♁, 37♀ ( AMNHSEM♁ ♀ ) . North Island : Wellington : Orongorongo , 18.IX.1969 , J. Watt , 17♁, 12♀ ( AMNH ) . Remarks . Tinytrella pusilla is a small, brown species from the North and South Islands of New Zealand , recognised by Forster (1959) as different to all other Textricellini in New Zealand . It appears to be the most basal textricellin taxon known, sister to all other described species ( Fig. 4 ). Nothing is known of its biology or habits.