Nanometa lagenifera
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| Nanometa lagenifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Nanometa |
| Species: | N. lagenifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanometa lagenifera (Urquhart, 1888) | |
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Nanometa lagenifera is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Linyphia lagenifera in 1888 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Otago.[2] It was most recently revised in 2020, in which it was moved to the Nanometa genus. The holotype is stored in Senckenberg Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 8mm in length, whereas the male is recorded at 7.5mm. This species has a yellow cephalothorax with a dark brown pattern. The abdomen is grey with markings dorsally.[1]