Parafroneta ambigua

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Parafroneta ambigua
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Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Parafroneta
Species:
P. ambigua
Binomial name
Parafroneta ambigua
Blest, 1979

Parafroneta ambigua is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.72mm in length. This species has an orange brown cephalothorax, yellow brown legs and a grey abdomen with white markings. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Taranaki, 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  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.


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