Haplinis paradoxa

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

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 5mm in length whereas the female is 4.92mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is grey with dark bands and white spots.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Fiordland, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[2]