Laetesia distincta explained

Laetesia distincta is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand.^[1] It was described by Millidge in 1988.^[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 NZAC03014978.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at in length. This species has a pale yellow carapace with grey margins laterally. The legs are pale yellow to white. The abdomen is black dorsally with a white chevron pattern.

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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