Parafroneta subantarctica explained

Parafroneta subantarctica 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. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014982.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.2mm in length whereas the female is 2.08mm. This species has an orange brown cephalothorax, yellow brown legs and a grey abdomen that has white markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Antipodes Island in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and " One Location".^[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: Specimen Details . 2024-10-05 . scd.landcareresearch.co.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.