Maorineta minor

Maorineta minor
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:	Maorineta
Species:	M. minor
Binomial name
Maorineta minor Millidge, 1988

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. ^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014980. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.25-1.55mm in length whereas the male is 1.20-1.55mm. This species has a yellow to pale brown carapace, pale yellow to orange legs and a pale grey to grey abdomen. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". ^[3]

References

1. Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
2. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
3. 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.