Promynoglenes grandis

Promynoglenes grandis
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:	Promynoglenes
Species:	P. grandis
Binomial name
Promynoglenes grandis Blest, 1979

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014984.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.83mm in length whereas the female is 3.42mm. This species has a dark brown cephalothorax and yellow legs with black markings.^[1]

Distribution

This species is known from the South Island of New Zealand.^[3][1]

Conservation status

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

References

1. Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
2. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
3. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
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.