Haplinis brevipes
Appearance
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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. brevipes
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Binomial name | |
Haplinis brevipes (Blest, 1979)
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Synonyms | |
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Haplinis brevipes is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Mynoglenes banksi in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014972.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.6mm in length whereas the female is 3.4mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is also yellow brown with blackish markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from the Chatham Islands in New Zealand.[1]
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".[3]
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.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ 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.