Metamynoglenes attenuata

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Metamynoglenes attenuata

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Metamynoglenes
Species:
M. attenuata
Binomial name
Metamynoglenes attenuata
Blest, 1979

Metamynoglenes attenuata is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.76mm in length whereas the female is 3.84mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is grey with white markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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