Pseudafroneta maxima
Appearance
Pseudafroneta maxima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Pseudafroneta |
Species: | P. maxima
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Binomial name | |
Pseudafroneta maxima Blest, 1979
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Pseudafroneta maxima is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 5.5mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and brown legs. The abdomen has pale markings.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]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".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.