Haplinis insignis

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

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes insignis in 1979 by A.D Blest from female specimens.^[1] In 2002, the male was described and the species was moved to the Haplinis genus.^[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.25mm in length whereas the female is 3.84mm.^[1][2] The female has a dark brown cephalothorax and yellow brown legs. The abdomen is grey with a black chevron pattern dorsally. The male is similar but the abdomen has no markings.^[1][2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.^[1][2]

Conservation status

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