Diploplecta simplex

Diploplecta simplex is a species of Linyphiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Diploplecta simplex
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Diploplecta
Species:	D. simplex
Binomial name
Diploplecta simplex Millidge, 1988

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.9mm in length. This species has a pale yellow carapace with a black markings dorsally and laterally. The legs are pale brown. The abdomen is whitish brown with black markings.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland and Masterton in the North Island of New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[2]