Laetesia chathami is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand.[1]
| Laetesia chathami | |
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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: | Laetesia |
| Species: | L. chathami
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| Binomial name | |
| Laetesia chathami Millidge, 1988
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014977.[3]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 2.8mm in length. This species has a orange to dark brown mottled carapace. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is grey dorsally with dark chevrons.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Chatham Island, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ 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.