Diploplecta simplex is a species of Linyphiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Diploplecta simplex

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Diploplecta
Species:
D. simplex
Binomial name
Diploplecta simplex
Millidge, 1988

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 1.9mm in length. This species has a pale yellow carapace with a black markings dorsally and laterally. The legs are pale brown. The abdomen is whitish brown with black markings.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Auckland and Masterton in the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
  2. ^ 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.