Biology:Haplinis tegulata

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Short description: Species of spider

Haplinis tegulata

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Haplinis
Species:
H. tegulata
Binomial name
Haplinis tegulata
(Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Mynoglenes tegulata

Haplinis tegulata is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes tegulata in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.67mm in length whereas the female is 4.84mm. This species has a pale yellow cephalothorax, yellow legs and an abdomen that has a grey chevron pattern dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Chatham Island, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 95-173. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/5114. 
  2. Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog" (in en). https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/15649/Haplinis_tegulata. 
  3. 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" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3636772 entry