Pseudafroneta perplexa

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| status = NT

| status_system = NZTCS

| taxon = Pseudafroneta perplexa

| authority = Blest, 1979

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Pseudafroneta perplexa is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last=Blest |first=A.D. |date=1979 |title=The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/5114 |journal=Otago Museum Bulletin |volume=5 |pages=95-173}}

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 5.67mm in length whereas the female is 6mm. This species has a brown cephalothorax and brown legs. The abdomen has dark and pale markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from the South 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}}

References

Category:Linyphiidae

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

Category:Spiders described in 1979