Moneta conifera

Moneta conifera

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Moneta
Species:
M. conifera
Binomial name
Moneta conifera
(Urquhart, 1887)
Synonyms

Ariamnes conifera

Moneta conifera is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Ariamnes conifera in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart from female specimens.[1] It was moved to the Moneta genus in 1917.[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 3mm in length.[1]

Distribution

This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.[3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118, pl. 7-8
  2. ^ Dalmas, R. de (1917). Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 86: 317-430
  3. ^ Marples, B. J. (1956). Spiders from the Three Kings Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 4: 329-342
  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.