Metamynoglenes gracilis explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from a female specimen. In 2002, the male was described.^[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 2.72mm in length whereas the male is 2.5mm. The female has a dusky brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen has pale markings dorsally. In contrast, the male has a dark brown cephalothorax and brown legs.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Blest . A.D. . 1979 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae . Otago Museum Bulletin . 5 . 95-173.
2. Blest . A.D. . Vink . C.J. . 2002 . New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 16 . 1-31.
3. 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.