| Maorineta gentilis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Maorineta |
| Species: | M. gentilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Maorineta gentilis Millidge, 1988 | |
Maorineta gentilis is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.
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 1.8·2.1mm in length whereas the male is 1.8-2.0mm. This species has a pale brown to brown in carapace with dark markings. The legs are orange. The abdomen is grey to black and occasionally has a dorsal white spot.
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".
References
- ^ Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Maorineta gentilis | |
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