Hyperafroneta

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Hyperafroneta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Hyperafroneta
Blest, 1979[1]
Species:
H. obscura
Binomial name
Hyperafroneta obscura
Blest, 1979

Hyperafroneta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders containing the single species, Hyperafroneta obscura. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979,[2] and has only been found in New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 2.2mm in length whereas the female is 2.68mm. This species has a brownish yellow cephalothorax and yellow legs. The abdomen is grey with whitish markings dorsally.[2]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

See also

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References

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