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Metamynoglenes magna
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Metamynoglenes
Species:	M. magna
Binomial name
Metamynoglenes magna Blest, 1979

Metamynoglenes magna is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 5.25mm in length. This species has a dark brown cephalothorax, dark brown legs and a grey abdomen that has white markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".

References

1. ^ Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
2. Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
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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