Parafroneta marrineri is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Parafroneta marrineri

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Parafroneta
Species:
P. marrineri
Binomial name
Parafroneta marrineri
(Hogg, 1909)
Synonyms

Mynoglenes marrineri

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Mynoglenes marrineri in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which it was moved to the Parafroneta genus.[2] It is the type specimen of Parafroneta.[3]

Description

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The male is recorded at 5.34mm in length whereas the female is 6.5mm. This species has an orange cephalothorax, orange legs and a grey abdomen that has grey markings dorsally.[2]

Distribution

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This species is only known from New Zealand's subantarctic islands.[2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
  2. ^ a b c Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  3. ^ "Gen. Parafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ 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.