Laetesia aucklandensis

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Laetesia aucklandensis
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
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
  • Linyphia aucklandensis

Laetesia aucklandensis is a species of sheet weaver found in the Auckland Islands. [1]

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Taxonomy

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]

Description

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]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Auckland Islands 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". [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Forster, R.R. (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
  3. 1 2 3 Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
  4. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  5. ↑ 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.


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