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Laetesia amoena
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Laetesia
Species:	L. amoena
Binomial name
Laetesia amoena Millidge, 1988

Laetesia amoena is a species of sheet weaver found in New Zealand. It was described by Millidge in 1988.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.9-2.1mm in length whereas the male is 2.3-2.5mm. This species has a deep brown carapace that is darker along the fovea. The legs are brown to pale brown. The abdomen is mottled black dorsally.

Distribution

This species is known throughout New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

References

1. "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. ^ Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
3. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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