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Laetesia aucklandensis

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Laetesia aucklandensis

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Taxonomy

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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

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The female is recorded at 2.9-3.1mm in length whereas the male is 2.65-2.8mm. This species has a orange brown carapace and pale yellow to brown legs. The abdomen is white dorsally with some black markings.[3]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the Auckland Islands in New Zealand.[3]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[5]

References

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  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. ^ a b c 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.