''Dunedinia denticulata'' is a species of
Linyphiidae spider that is endemic to
New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1988 by
Alfred Frank Millidge
Alfred Frank Millidge (1914 – 16 April 2012) was a British arachnologist who wrote several works on spiders. One of his best-known might be ''British Spiders'', volumes I and II, which he co-wrote with G. H. Locket. In 1983, he became the first ...
from female and male specimens.
The holotype is stored in the
New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014970.
Description
The female is recorded at 1.75-1.90mm in length whereas the male is 1.6-2.0mm. This species has a pale brown to brown carapace, brown legs with dark bands. The abdomen is grey to black with a chevron pattern dorsally.
Distribution
This species is known from throughout New Zealand, including
Three Kings Islands.
Conservation status
Under the
New Zealand Threat Classification System
The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand.
The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had some ...
, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
References
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Linyphiidae
Endemic spiders of New Zealand
Spiders described in 1988