Laetesia chathami

Laetesia chathami

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. chathami
Binomial name
Laetesia chathami
Millidge, 1988

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014977.[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.8mm in length. This species has a orange to dark brown mottled carapace. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is grey dorsally with dark chevrons.[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Chatham Island, New Zealand.[2]

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".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
  3. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  4. ^ 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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