Laetesia bellissima explained

Laetesia bellissima is a species of sheet weaver endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.65-3.0mm in length whereas the male is 2.7-2.9mm. This species has blackish brown carapace with a medial band. The legs are pale yellow to brown. The abdomen is white dorsally with dark markings.

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laetesia. World Spider Catalog. 2 December 2014.
2. Millidge . A.F. . 1988 . The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae . Otago Museum Bulletin . 6 . 35-67.
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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.