Haplinis horningi

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Haplinis horningi

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Haplinis
Species:
H. horningi
Binomial name
Haplinis horningi
(Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Mynoglenes horningi

Haplinis horningi is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described as Mynoglenes fluviatilis in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 2002, in which it was moved to the Haplinis genus.[2] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 7.08mm in length whereas the female is 7.83mm. The male has a chestnut brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is greyish yellow with pale markings dorsally. The female abdomen differs by being dark grey.[1]

Distribution

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