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Metamynoglenes ngongotaha
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Metamynoglenes
Species:	M. ngongotaha
Binomial name
Metamynoglenes ngongotaha Blest & Vink, 2002

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. This species is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000290.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.5mm in length whereas the female is 3.25mm. This species has a brown prosoma and light brown legs. The abdomen is dark brown without a distinct pattern.

Distribution

This species is only known from Rotorua, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".

References

1. ^ Blest, A.D.; Vink, C.J. (2002). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 16: 1–31.
2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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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