Haplinis minutissima

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

Haplinis minutissima
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Haplinis
Species:	H. minutissima
Binomial name
Haplinis minutissima (Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
Mynoglenes minutissima

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes minutissima in 1979 by A.D Blest from female specimens.^[1] In 2002, it was moved to the Haplinis genus and the male was described.^[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.5mm in length whereas the female is 2.28mm. The male has a dark brown cephalothorax, brown legs and a dark grey abdomen. The female has a yellow cephalothorax, yellow legs and a grey abdomen.^[1][2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Antipodes Island in New Zealand.^[1][2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".^[3]

References

1. Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
2. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C. (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.