Laetesia peramoena is a species of sheet weaver endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Laetesia peramoena | |
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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: | Laetesia |
| Species: | L. peramoena
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| Binomial name | |
| Laetesia peramoena (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879)
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Linyphia peramoena in 1879 by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge from male and female specimens.[2] In 1988, it was transferred to the Laetesia genus.[3] It was most recently revised in 2003.[4]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 3.0-3.2mm in length whereas the female is 2.8-3.0mm.[3]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand. This species has a orange carapace with a dark stripe medially. The legs yellow to pale brown. The abdomen is grey with white blotches.[4]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
References
edit- ^ "Laetesia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Cambridge, O. P. (1879). "7. On some new and rare Spiders from New Zealand, with Characters of four new Genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 47 (1): 681–703. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1879.tb02701.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
- ^ a b Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
- ^ a b Blest, A.D. (2003). "New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 17: 1–30.
- ^ 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.