Mesudus frondosus
{{Short description|Species of spider}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Mesudus frondosus
| status = DD
| status_system = NZTCS
| authority = (Forster, 1970)
| synonyms = *Manawa frondosa
}}
Mesudus frondosus is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1970). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/4129 The spiders of New Zealand. Part III]. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
Taxonomy
This species was described as Manawa frondosa by Ray Forster in 1970 from a female specimen. It was moved to the Mesudus genus in 2007.Özdikmen, H. (2007). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/10542 Nomenclatural changes for seven preoccupied spider genera (Arachnida: Araneae)]. Munis Entomology and Zoology 2: 137-142. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".{{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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Category:Spiders described in 1970
Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand
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