Laetesia paragermana

Laetesia paragermana

Data Deficient (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. paragermana
Binomial name
Laetesia paragermana
Blest & Vink, 2003

Laetesia paragermana is a species of sheet weaver endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2003 by A.D. Blest and Cor Vink from a female specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000150.[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.65mm in length. This species has a pale brown prosoma, pale brown legs and dark grey abdomen that has a chevron pattern dorsally.[2]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
  3. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  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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