Pseudafroneta incerta is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes incerta in 1935 by Elizabeth Bryant from female specimens.[2] In 1979, it was moved to the Pseudafroneta genus, of which it is the type species. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.41mm in length whereas the female is 5.5mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and brown legs which have dark markings. The abdomen has pale markings.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
  2. ^ Bryant, E.B. (1935). "Some new and little known species of New Zealand spiders". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 4: 71–94.
  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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudafroneta_incerta
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