Parafroneta marrineri
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| Parafroneta marrineri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Parafroneta |
| Species: | P. marrineri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parafroneta marrineri (Hogg, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mynoglenes marrineri | |
Parafroneta marrineri is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Mynoglenes marrineri in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which it was moved to the Parafroneta genus.[2] It is the type specimen of Parafroneta.[3]
Description
The male is recorded at 5.34mm in length whereas the female is 6.5mm. This species has an orange cephalothorax, orange legs and a grey abdomen that has grey markings dorsally.[2]