Maorineta acerba

Maorineta acerba
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Maorineta
Species:	M. acerba
Binomial name
Maorineta acerba Millidge, 1988

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.50-1.65mm in length. This species has a brown carapace, orange legs and black abdomen with a white patch dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the lower half of the South Island in New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend". ^[2]

References

1. Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
2. 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.