Pseudafroneta incerta

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Pseudafroneta incerta

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: Pseudafroneta
Species:
P. incerta
Binomial name
Pseudafroneta incerta
(Bryant, 1935)
Synonyms

Mynoglenes incerta

Pseudafroneta incerta is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described as Mynoglenes incerta in 1935 by Elizabeth Bryant from female specimens.[2] In 1979, it was moved to the Pseudafroneta genus, of which it is the type species. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.41mm in length whereas the female is 5.5mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and brown legs which have dark markings. The abdomen has pale markings.[1]

Distribution

Conservation status

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