Laetesia distincta

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Laetesia distincta
Status NZTCS NT.svg
Not Threatened (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. distincta
Binomial name
Laetesia distincta
Millidge, 1988

Laetesia distincta is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand. [1] It was described by Millidge in 1988. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen. [2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014978. [3]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.55–1.65 mm (0.061–0.065 in) in length. This species has a pale yellow carapace with grey margins laterally. The legs are pale yellow to white. The abdomen is black dorsally with a white chevron pattern. [2]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
  3. ↑ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  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.


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