Parafroneta subalpina explained

Parafroneta subalpina 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 male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000558.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.38mm in length whereas the female is 4.26mm. This species has a dark brown prosoma and light brown legs. The abdomen has black and pale markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Arthurs Pass, 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".^[3]

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. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-10-05 . 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.