Pahoroides whangarei 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 male and female specimens. It was most recently revised in 2011. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum under registration number OMNZ IV2962.Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2011). A revision of the genus Pahorides (Araneae: Synotaxidae). Tuhinga 22: 1-17
Description The male is recorded at 2.76mm in length whereas the female is 2.05mm.
Distribution This species is only known from Northland, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References