Biology:Novalaetesia atra
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Short description: Species of spider
| Novalaetesia atra | |
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Invalid status (NZ TCS)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Laetesia |
| Species: | L. atra
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| Binomial name | |
| Laetesia atra Blest & Vink, 2003
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Novalaetesia atra is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 2003 by A.D. Blest and Cor Vink from a female specimen.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000330.[2]
Description
The female is recorded at 1.80mm in length. This species has a pale brown prosoma and legs. The abdomen is black.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Westland, 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum 17: 1-30. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/9475.
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/790564.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q2858920 entry
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