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

Haplinis tokaanuae

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Haplinis
Species:
H. tokaanuae
Binomial name
Haplinis tokaanuae
Blest & Vink, 2002

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from a male specimen.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000573.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 3.13mm in length. This species has a pale brown prosoma, pale brown legs and dark grey abdomen with pale markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.