Viridictyna picata
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| Viridictyna picata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Viridictyna |
| Species: | V. picata |
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| Viridictyna picata Forster, 1970 | |
Viridictyna picata is a species of Dictynidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected around Lake Waikaremoana.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000084.[2]
Description
The male is recorded at 1.53mm in length whereas the female is 2.28mm. In life, this species is green in colour.[1]
