Dunedinia pullata

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

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens.^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014971.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.75-1.90mm in length whereas the male is 1.65-1.80mm. This species has a pale brown carapace that is darkened along the margins and fovea. The legs are yellow brown with darker bands. The abdomen is black.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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