Megafroneta gigas

Megafroneta gigas

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: Megafroneta
Species:
M. gigas
Binomial name
Megafroneta gigas
Blest, 1979

Megafroneta gigas is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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

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

This species is only known from Lake Ohau in Otago, New Zealand.[1]

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".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  2. ^ 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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