Maorineta tibialis explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. It is the type specimen of the Maorineta genus. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.8-2.1mm in length whereas the male is 1.65-1.70mm. This species has a brown carapace that is blackish around the fovea. The legs are yellow brown to orange. The abdomen is grey to black and has a white patch dorsally.

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".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Millidge . A.F. . 1988 . The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae . Otago Museum Bulletin . 6 . 35-67.
2. 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.