Haplinis anomala

Haplinis anomala is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Haplinis anomala
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Haplinis
Species:	H. abbreviata
Binomial name
Haplinis abbreviata Blest & Vink, 2003

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2003 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000632.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.8mm in length whereas the female is 2.95mm. This species has an olive brown prosoma with darker stripes. The legs are pale greyish brown. The abdomen is grey to black with pale markings.^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".^[3]