Hyperafroneta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders containing the single species, Hyperafroneta obscura. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979,[2] and has only been found in New Zealand.[1]
| Hyperafroneta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Hyperafroneta Blest, 1979[1] |
| Species: | H. obscura
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperafroneta obscura Blest, 1979
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 2.2mm in length whereas the female is 2.68mm. This species has a brownish yellow cephalothorax and yellow legs. The abdomen is grey with whitish markings dorsally.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Hyperafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ a b c d Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
- ^ 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.