Haplinis brevipes

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

Haplinis brevipes
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Haplinis
Species:	H. brevipes
Binomial name
Haplinis brevipes (Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
Mynoglenes brevipes

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes banksi in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens.^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014972.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.6mm in length whereas the female is 3.4mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is also yellow brown with blackish markings dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Chatham Islands in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "Range Restricted".^[3]