''Parafroneta demota'' is a species of
sheet weaver spider endemic to
New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 2002 by
A.D Blest and
Cor Vink
Cor or COR may refer to:
People
* Cor people, an ethnic group of Vietnam
* Cor (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Jon Cor (born 1984), a Canadian actor
Places
* Cor, Templeport, a townland in County Cavan, Ireland
* Califor ...
from male and female specimens.
The holotype is stored in
Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000507.
Description
The male is recorded at 3.63mm in length whereas the female is 3.38mm. The male has a dark brown prosoma and pale brown legs. The abdomen has grey and pale markings. The female is similar, but the abdomen markings differ.
Distribution
This species is only known from the
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
of 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 2002
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