| Moneta conifera | |
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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: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Moneta |
| Species: | M. conifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Moneta conifera (Urquhart, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ariamnes conifera | |
Moneta conifera is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described as Ariamnes conifera in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart from female specimens. It was moved to the Moneta genus in 1917.
Description
The female is recorded at 3mm in length.
Distribution
This species is known from scattered localities throughout New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1887). On new species of Araneida. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 19: 72-118, pl. 7-8
- Dalmas, R. de (1917). Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 86: 317-430
- Marples, B. J. (1956). Spiders from the Three Kings Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 4: 329-342
- 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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| Moneta conifera | |