Parafroneta westlandica

Parafroneta westlandica
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:	Parafroneta
Species:	P. westlandica
Binomial name
Parafroneta westlandica Blest & Vink, 2002

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens.^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000584.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.26mm in length whereas the female is 3.63mm. This species has a dark brown prosoma and pale brown legs. The abdomen is dark grey with pale markings.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland and Canterbury in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[3]

References

1. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.