''Megafroneta elongata'' is a species of

sheet weaver Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers (from the shape of their webs), or money spiders (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and in Portugal, from the superstition that if such a spider is seen running on you ...

spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as ''Megafroneta elongata'' in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in

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Description

The male and female are recorded at 5.58mm in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from Mount Arthur in Nelson, New Zealand.

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 "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".

References

Linyphiidae Endemic spiders of New Zealand Spiders described in 1979 {{Linyphiidae-stub