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Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maorineta mollis is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Maorineta mollis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Maorineta |
Species: | M. mollis |
Binomial name | |
Maorineta mollis Millidge, 1988 | |
This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014981.[2]
The female is recorded at 1.55-1.80mm in length whereas the male is 1.35-1.80mm. This species has a yellow brown to orange carapace with blackish markings. The legs are yellow to orange brown. The abdomen is grey to black with a white patch dorsally.[1]
This species is widespread in New Zealand.[1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
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