Maorineta mollis is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Maorineta mollis

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: Maorineta
Species:
M. mollis
Binomial name
Maorineta mollis
Millidge, 1988

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014981.[2]

Description

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The female is recorded at 1.55-1.80mm in length whereas the male is 1.35-1.80mm. This species has a yellow brown to orange carapace with blackish markings. The legs are yellow to orange brown. The abdomen is grey to black with a white patch dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is widespread in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

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. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  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.