Haplinis rufocephala
| Haplinis rufocephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Haplinis |
| Species: | H. rufocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplinis rufocephala (Urquhart, 1888)
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Haplinis rufocephala is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Linyphia rufocephala in 1888 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 4.88mm in length whereas the female is 5.5mm. The male has a chestnut brown cephalothorax, pale brown legs and abdomen with dark lateral bands. The female is similar, but the abdomen lateral bands that contrast with the background colour more.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Chatham Island in New Zealand.[3]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Urquhart, A.T. (1888). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 109–125.
- ^ a b Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
- ^ Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
- ^ 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.