Poecilafroneta
| Poecilafroneta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Poecilafroneta Blest, 1979[1] |
| Species: | P. caudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilafroneta caudata Blest, 1979
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Poecilafroneta is a monotypic genus of Polynesian sheet weavers containing the single species, Poecilafroneta caudata. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979,[2] and has only been found in New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.92mm in length whereas the female is 2.6mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and pale yellow legs with black markings. The abdomen is grey with pale and dark markings.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Poecilafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ a b c d Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
- ^ 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.