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Novalaetesia anceps
Conservation status
Relict (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Novalaetesia
Species:	N. anceps
Binomial name
Novalaetesia anceps Millidge, 1988

Novalaetesia anceps is a species of sheet weaver endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in the Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5062.

Description

The female is recorded at 1.65mm in length. This species has a yellow brown carapace with dark markings. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is black dorsally with white blotches.

Distribution

This species is only known from Mangonui in Northland, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Relict" with the qualifier of "One Location".

References

1. ^ Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
2. "Novalaetesia anceps". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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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