Haplinis fucatinia
Appearance
Haplinis fucatinia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Haplinis |
Species: | H. fucatinia
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Binomial name | |
Haplinis fucatinia (Urquhart, 1894)
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Synonyms | |
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Haplinis fucatinia is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Linyphia fucatinia in 1894 by Arthur Urquhart from a single male specimen.[1] It was most recently revised in 1979. The syntype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.96mm in length whereas the female is 3.24mm. The male has a dark brown cephalothorax and legs that are black and yellow. The abdomen is black with white markings dorsally.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Urquhart, A.T. (1894). "Description of new species of Araneae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 26: 204–218.
- ^ a b c Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.