Laetesia chathami explained

Laetesia chathami is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen.^[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014977.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.8mm in length. This species has a orange to dark brown mottled carapace. The legs are pale yellow. The abdomen is grey dorsally with dark chevrons.

Distribution

This species is only known from Chatham Island, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".^[4]

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. Web site: Specimen Details . 2024-09-05 . scd.landcareresearch.co.nz.
4. 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.