Haplinis minutissima

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Haplinis minutissima

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. minutissima
Binomial name
Haplinis minutissima
(Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Mynoglenes minutissima

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

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

Description

The male is recorded at 3.5mm in length whereas the female is 2.28mm. The male has a dark brown cephalothorax, brown legs and a dark grey abdomen. The female has a yellow cephalothorax, yellow legs and a grey abdomen.[1][2]

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