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Haplinis titan

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Haplinis titan

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Haplinis
Species:
H. titan
Binomial name
Haplinis titan
(Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Mynoglenes titan

Haplinis titan is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Mynoglenes titan in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.[1] It was moved to the Haplinis genus in 1984.[2] This holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 9mm in length whereas the female is 7.91mm. This species has a dark brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is brown with various pale markings.[1]

Distribution

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This species is known from throughout New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  2. ^ Millidge, A.F. (1984). "The taxonomy of the Linyphiidae, based chiefly on the epigynal and tracheal characters (Araneae: Linyphiidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 6: 229–267.
  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.