''Parafroneta demota'' is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and

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from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in

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under registration number AS.000507.

Description

The male is recorded at 3.63mm in length whereas the female is 3.38mm. The male has a dark brown prosoma and pale brown legs. The abdomen has grey and pale markings. The female is similar, but the abdomen markings differ.

Distribution

This species is only known from the

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of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the

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, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

References

Linyphiidae Endemic spiders of New Zealand Spiders described in 2002 {{Linyphiidae-stub