| Laetesia aucklandensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Laetesia |
| Species: | L. aucklandensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Laetesia aucklandensis (Forster, 1964)
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Laetesia aucklandensis is a species of sheet weaver found in the Auckland Islands.
Taxonomy
This species was described as Linyphia aucklandensis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens. It was most recently revised in 1988. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000007.
Description
The female is recorded at 2.9-3.1mm in length whereas the male is 2.65-2.8mm. This species has an orange brown carapace and pale yellow to brown legs. The abdomen is white dorsally with some black markings.
Distribution
This species is only known from the Auckland Islands in New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".
References
- ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Forster, R.R. (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
- ^ a b c Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ 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.