Parafroneta marrineri

Parafroneta marrineri
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Parafroneta
Species:	P. marrineri
Binomial name
Parafroneta marrineri (Hogg, 1909)
Synonyms
Mynoglenes marrineri

Parafroneta marrineri is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes marrineri in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which it was moved to the Parafroneta genus.[2] It is the type specimen of Parafroneta.[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.34mm in length whereas the female is 6.5mm. This species has an orange cephalothorax, orange legs and a grey abdomen that has grey markings dorsally.[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from New Zealand's subantarctic islands.[2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[4]

References

1. Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
2. Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
3. "Gen. Parafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
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.