Megafroneta dugdaleae

Megafroneta dugdaleae
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Megafroneta
Species:	M. dugdaleae
Binomial name
	Megafroneta dugdaleae; Blest & Vink, 2002

Megafroneta dugdaleae is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.^[1]

Description

This species is recorded at 7.28mm in length. This species has a dark brown prosoma and legs. The abdomen is dark grey with pale markings dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Mount Aspiring National Park in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.

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[:0-1] Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.

[2] 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.

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