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Laetesia trispathulata

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Laetesia trispathulata

Not Threatened (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. trispathulata
Binomial name
Laetesia trispathulata
(Urquhart, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Linyphia trisphathulata
  • Lepthyphantes trispathulatus

Laetesia trispathulata is a species of sheet weaver spider found in New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Linyphia trisphathulata in 1886 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 2003.[3]

Description

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The female is recorded at 2.7-3.3mm in length whereas the male is 3.3mm. This species has a pale brown carapace with a medial band. The legs are yellow. The abdomen has variable markings.[4]

Distribution

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This species is known from the North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand.[3]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ Urquhart, A.T. (1886). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 184–205.
  3. ^ a b Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
  4. ^ Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
  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.