Metamynoglenes incurvata explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. It is the type specimen of the Metamynoglenes genus. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000050.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.16mm in length whereas the female is 4.08mm. This species has a dark brown cephalothorax, dark brown legs and a grey abdomen that has pale blotches dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[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. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-10-04 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
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.