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Metamynoglenes incurvata

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Metamynoglenes incurvata

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Metamynoglenes
Species:
M. incurvata
Binomial name
Metamynoglenes incurvata
Blest, 1979

Metamynoglenes incurvata is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. It is the type specimen of the Metamynoglenes genus.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000050.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 4.16mm in length whereas the female is 4.08mm. This species has a dark brown cephalothorax, dark brown legs and a grey abdomen that has pale blotches dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  3. ^ 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.