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Haplinis major

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Haplinis major

Not Threatened (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. major
Binomial name
Haplinis major
(Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Mynoglenes major

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

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Mynoglenes major 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

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The male is recorded at 5.59mm in length whereas the female is 6.17mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is grey with pale markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.


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