Tetragnatha flavida
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| Tetragnatha flavida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Tetragnatha |
| Species: | T. flavida |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetragnatha flavida Urquhart, 1891 | |
Tetragnatha flavida is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1917.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 9.1mm in length whereas the female is 10.5mm. This species has a light brownish yellow cephalothorax, straw coloured legs and an abdomen with metallic coloured flecks.[2]