Haplinis dunstani

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

Haplinis dunstani
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. dunstani
Binomial name
Haplinis dunstani (Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
Mynoglenes dunstani

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes dunstani in 1979 by A.D Blest from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 3.4mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are dusky yellow. The abdomen is uniform dark grey.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from central Otago, 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".^[2]