Poecilafroneta Explained

Poecilafroneta is a monotypic genus of Polynesian sheet weavers containing the single species, Poecilafroneta caudata. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979,^[1] and has only been found in New Zealand.^[2]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.92mm in length whereas the female is 2.6mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and pale yellow legs with black markings. The abdomen is grey with pale and dark markings.

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]

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Blest . A. D. . 1979 . The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae . Otago Museum Bulletin . 5 . 95–173.
2. Gen. Poecilafroneta Blest, 1979. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-23. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
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.