Megafroneta dugdaleae explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum.

Description

This species is recorded at 7.28mm in length. This species has a dark brown prosoma and legs. The abdomen is dark grey with pale markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Mount Aspiring National Park in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Blest . A.D. . Vink . C.J. . 2002 . New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 16 . 1-31.
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.