Laetesia trispathulata

Laetesia trispathulata
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. trispathulata
Binomial name
Laetesia trispathulata (Urquhart, 1886)
Synonyms
Linyphia trisphathulata Lepthyphantes trispathulatus

Laetesia trispathulata is a species of sheet weaver spider found in New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia trisphathulata in 1886 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens.^[2] It was most recently revised in 2003.^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.7-3.3mm in length whereas the male is 3.3mm. This species has a pale brown carapace with a medial band. The legs are yellow. The abdomen has variable markings.^[4]

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand.^[3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[5]

References

1. "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. Urquhart, A.T. (1886). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 184–205.
3. Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
4. Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
5. 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.