Megafroneta gigas
| Megafroneta gigas | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Megafroneta |
| Species: | M. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Megafroneta gigas Blest, 1979
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Megafroneta gigas is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Megafroneta gigas in 1979 by A.D Blest from a male specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]This species is recorded at 7.5mm in length. This species has an orange brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is dark grey with pale markings.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Lake Ohau in Otago, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
- ^ 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.