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Novalaetesia anceps

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Novalaetesia anceps

Relict (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Novalaetesia
Species:
N. anceps
Binomial name
Novalaetesia anceps
Millidge, 1988

Novalaetesia anceps is a species of sheet weaver endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen.[1] The holotype is stored in the Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5062.[2]

Description

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The female is recorded at 1.65mm in length. This species has a yellow brown carapace with dark markings. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is black dorsally with white blotches.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Mangonui in Northland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Relict" with the qualifier of "One Location".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
  2. ^ "Novalaetesia anceps". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  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.