| Laetesia aucklandensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Laetesia |
| Species: | L. aucklandensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Laetesia aucklandensis (Forster, 1964) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Laetesia aucklandensis is a species of sheet weaver found in the Auckland Islands. [1]
This species was described as Linyphia aucklandensis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens. [2] It was most recently revised in 1988. [3] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000007. [4]
The female is recorded at 2.9-3.1mm in length whereas the male is 2.65-2.8mm. This species has an orange brown carapace and pale yellow to brown legs. The abdomen is white dorsally with some black markings. [3]
This species is only known from the Auckland Islands in New Zealand. [3]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted". [5]
