Haplinis subtilis

{{Short description|Species of spider}}

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| taxon = Haplinis subtilis

| authority = Blest & Vink, 2002

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Haplinis subtilis is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last=Blest |first=A.D. |last2=Vink |first2=C.J. |date=2002 |title=New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/9269 |journal=Records of the Canterbury Museum |volume=16 |pages=1-31}}

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000653.{{Cite web |title=Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/793034 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}

Description

The male is recorded at 4.25mm in length whereas the female is 4.5mm. This species has a dark brown prosoma, brown legs and a dark grey abdomen that has white markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".{{Cite journal |last1=Sirvid |first1=P. J. |last2=Vink |first2=C. J. |last3=Fitzgerald |first3=B. M. |last4=Wakelin |first4=M. D. |last5=Rolfe |first5=J. |last6=Michel |first6=P. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf |journal=New Zealand Threat Classification Series |language=English |volume=34 |pages=1–37}}

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