Hexathele pukea is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.

[1] This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Auckland.

[1] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5056.

[1] 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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