Duripelta monowai is a species of Orsolobidae spider. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from male and female specimens collected in Southland. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description The male is recorded at in length whereas the female is . The carapace and legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is creamy white.
Distribution This species is only known from Southland, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
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