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Laetesia trispathulata
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. trispathulata
Binomial name
Laetesia trispathulata (Urquhart, 1886)
Synonyms
Linyphia trisphathulata Lepthyphantes trispathulatus

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia trisphathulata in 1886 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens. It was most recently revised in 2003.

Description

The female is recorded at 2.7-3.3mm in length whereas the male is 3.3mm. This species has a pale brown carapace with a medial band. The legs are yellow. The abdomen has variable markings.

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island and upper South 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. Urquhart, A.T. (1886). "On the spiders of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 184–205.
3. ^ Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
4. Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
5. 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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