Laetesia trispathulata explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia trisphathulata in 1886 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens.^[2] It was most recently revised in 2003.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.7-3.3mm in length whereas the male is 3.3mm. This species has a pale brown carapace with a medial band. The legs are yellow. The abdomen has variable markings.^[4]

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laetesia. World Spider Catalog. 2 December 2014.
2. Urquhart . A.T. . 1886 . On the spiders of New Zealand . Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . 18 . 184-205.
3. Blest . A.D. . 2003 . New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 17 . 1-30.
4. Millidge . A.F. . 1988 . The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae . Otago Museum Bulletin . 6 . 35-67.
5. 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.