Laetesia intermedia
Appearance
Laetesia intermedia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Laetesia |
Species: | L. intermedia
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Binomial name | |
Laetesia intermedia Blest & Vink, 2003
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Laetesia intermedia is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 2003 by A.D. Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000180.[3]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.6mm in length whereas the female is 3.05mm. This species has a dark brown prosoma, brown legs and a black abdomen that has white stripes laterally.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ 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.