Maorineta minor
{{Short description|Species of spider}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = NT
| status_system = NZTCS
|taxon=Maorineta minor
|authority=Millidge, 1988
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Maorineta minor is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last=Millidge |first=A.F. |date=1988 |title=The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6592 |journal=Otago Museum Bulletin |volume=6 |pages=35-67}}
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014980.{{Cite web |title=Specimen Details |url=https://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/Specimen/NZAC03014980 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=scd.landcareresearch.co.nz}}
Description
Distribution
This species is only known from the North Island of 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}}