Haplinis rupicola

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

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 3.8mm in length whereas the female is 4.08mm. The male has a dark brown cephalothorax, light brown legs and abdomen that is almost black with lateral white stripes. The female has a greyish yellow cephalothorax, greyish yellow legs and dark grey abdomen with pale blotches. ^{[2] [1]}

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand. ^{[2] [3]}

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". ^[4]

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.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
3. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–20.
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.