Haplinis insignis

Haplinis insignis
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:	Haplinis
Species:	H. insignis
Binomial name
Haplinis insignis (Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
Mynoglenes insignis

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes insignis in 1979 by A.D Blest from female specimens. ^[1] In 2002, the male was described and the species was moved to the Haplinis genus. ^[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.25mm in length whereas the female is 3.84mm. ^{[1] [2]} The female has a dark brown cephalothorax and yellow brown legs. The abdomen is grey with a black chevron pattern dorsally. The male is similar but the abdomen has no markings. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand. ^{[1] [2]}

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend". ^[3]

References

1. Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
2. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
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.