''Parafroneta haurokoae'' 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.000590.
Description
The male is recorded at 3.01mm in length whereas the female is 2.76mm. This species has a dark brown prosoma, brown legs and black abdomen that has white markings.
Distribution
This species is only known from
Fiordland, 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 "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".
References
Linyphiidae
Endemic spiders of New Zealand
Spiders described in 2002
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