Haplinis rufocephala

Haplinis rufocephala
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Haplinis
Species:	H. rufocephala
Binomial name
Haplinis rufocephala (Urquhart, 1888)
Synonyms
Linyphia rufocephala Paralinyphia rufocephala Mynoglenes rufocephala Mynoglenes insolens Linyphia antipodiana Mynoglenes rufocephalia

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia rufocephala in 1888 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens. ^[1] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.88mm in length whereas the female is 5.5mm. The male has a chestnut brown cephalothorax, pale brown legs and abdomen with dark lateral bands. The female is similar, but the abdomen lateral bands that contrast with the background colour more. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Chatham Island in New Zealand. ^[3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted". ^[4]

References

1. Urquhart, A.T. (1888). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 109–125.
2. Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
3. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
4. 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.