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Haplinis similis

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Haplinis similis

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: Haplinis
Species:
H. similis
Binomial name
Haplinis similis
(Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Mynoglenes similis

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes silvicola in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.[1] In 2002, it was moved to the Haplinis genus.[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.04mm in length whereas the female is 4mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is grey.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury and Westland in New Zealand.[1][2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  2. ^ a b Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
  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.