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Laetesia prominens
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. prominens
Binomial name
Laetesia prominens Millidge, 1988

Laetesia prominens is a species of sheet weaver spider found in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female specimens. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014979.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.6mm in length. This species has a pale yellow carapace with grey diffused in it. The legs are pale yellow to pale brown. The abdomen is grey dorsally with black chevrons and pale patches.

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".

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. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
4. 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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