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Laetesia germana is a species of sheet weaver endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Laetesia germana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Laetesia |
Species: | L. germana |
Binomial name | |
Laetesia germana Millidge, 1988 | |
This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]
The female is recorded at 2.65-2.9mm in length whereas the male is 2.45-2.65mm. This species has a yellow to orange carapace and legs. The female abdomen is yellowish grey with dark markings. In contrast the male abdomen is blackish with white markings dorsally.[2]
This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
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