Laetesia pulcherrima

Laetesia pulcherrima
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. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Laetesia pulcherrima Blest & Vink, 2003

Laetesia pulcherrima is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2003 by A.D. Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens.^[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000191.^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.75mm in length whereas the female is 3.2mm. This species has an orange brown prosoma and legs. The abdomen is black with white stripes laterally.^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.^[2]

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. Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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.