Laetesia pulcherrima explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2003 by A.D. Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens.^[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000191.^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.75mm in length whereas the female is 3.2mm. This species has a orange brown prosoma and legs. The abdomen is black with white stripes laterally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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. Blest . A.D. . 2003 . New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 17 . 1-30.
3. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-09-06 . collections.tepapa.govt.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.