Species of spider
Prasonica plagiata is a species of Araneidae that is endemic to New Zealand .[ 1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Lobetina plagiata in 1917 by Raymond Comte de Dalmas .[ 1] The genus Lobetina was recognized as a synonym of Prasonica in 1971, so the species is now Prasonica plagiata .[ 2]
Description
The body is recorded at 5mm in length.[ 1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".[ 3]
References
^ a b c d Dalmas, R. de. (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande" . Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 86 : 317–430.
^ Grasshoff, M. (1971). "Die Tribus Mangorini, IV. Die Mangora-Gruppe (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae)" . Senckenbergiana Biologica . 52 (3–5): 293–311.
^ 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.