''Maorineta sulcata'' is a species of

sheet weaver Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers (from the shape of their webs), or money spiders (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and in Portugal, from the superstition that if such a spider is seen running on you ...

spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in

Otago Museum Tūhura Otago Museum is located in the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is adjacent to the University of Otago campus in Dunedin North, 1,500 metres northeast of the city centre. It is one of the city's leading attractions and has one of t ...

Description

The female is recorded at 1.9-2.1mm in length whereas the male is 1.55-1.8mm. This species has an orange to brown carapace, orange legs and grey to black abdomen that has a white patch dorsally.

Distribution

This species is widespread in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the

New Zealand Threat Classification System The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had some ...

, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

References

Linyphiidae Endemic spiders of New Zealand Spiders described in 1988 {{Linyphiidae-stub