Tetragnatha nigricans explained

Tetragnatha nigricans is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1917 by Raymond Comte de Dalmas from a female specimen collected in Whanganui.

Description

The female is recorded at 5mm in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from Whanganui, 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".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Dalmas . R. de . 1917 . Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande . Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 86 . 317-430.
2. 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.