Laetesia distincta

Laetesia distincta
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Laetesia
Species:	L. distincta
Binomial name
Laetesia distincta Millidge, 1988

Laetesia distincta is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand.^[1] It was described by Millidge in 1988.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen.^[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014978.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.55–1.65 mm (0.061–0.065 in) in length. This species has a pale yellow carapace with grey margins laterally. The legs are pale yellow to white. The abdomen is black dorsally with a white chevron pattern.^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[4]

References

1. "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
3. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
4. 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.