Parafroneta marrineri is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Parafroneta marrineri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Parafroneta |
| Species: | P. marrineri
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| Binomial name | |
| Parafroneta marrineri (Hogg, 1909)
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| Synonyms | |
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Mynoglenes marrineri | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Mynoglenes marrineri in 1909 by Henry Roughton Hogg from female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which it was moved to the Parafroneta genus.[2] It is the type specimen of Parafroneta.[3]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 5.34mm in length whereas the female is 6.5mm. This species has an orange cephalothorax, orange legs and a grey abdomen that has grey markings dorsally.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from New Zealand's subantarctic islands.[2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "Range Restricted".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Hogg, H. R. (1909). Spiders and Opiliones from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. In: The Subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Wellington 1, 155-181.
- ^ a b c Blest, A.D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.
- ^ "Gen. Parafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ 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.