Diploplecta opaca

Diploplecta opaca is a species of Linyphiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Diploplecta opaca
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Diploplecta
Species:	D. opaca
Binomial name
Diploplecta opaca Millidge, 1988

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.6-1.8mm in length whereas the male is 1.55-1.6mm. This species has a brown carapace that is darker dorsally and laterally. The legs are yellow brown to orange. The abdomen is variable in colouration.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island and Snares Island in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[2]

References

1. Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
2. 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.