Parafroneta hirsuta explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2003 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000500.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.7mm in length whereas the female is 5.1mm. The male has a brown prosoma, brown legs and a black abdomen that has pale markings. The female is similar, the prosoma is dark brown.

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. . Vink . C. . 2003 . New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae . Records of the Canterbury Museum . 17 . 1–20.
2. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-10-06 . 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.