Nanometa purpurapunctata explained

Nanometa purpurapunctata is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae. It is found in New Zealand.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia purpura-puncatata in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens collected in Waiorongomai Valley, Te Aroha.^[3] It was most recently revised in 2020, in which it was moved to the Nanometa genus. The syntype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 3.7mm in length whereas the male is 2.7mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.^[4]

Conservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tetragnathidae. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021-03-06.
2. Álvarez-Padilla . Fernando . Kallal . Robert J. . Hormiga . Gustavo . 2020-02-28 . Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of Nanometinae and Other Australasian Orb-Weaving Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 2020 . 438 . 1 . 10.1206/0003-0090.438.1.1 . 0003-0090.
3. Urquhart . A.T. . 1889 . On new species of Araneida . Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . 21 . 134-152.
4. 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.