Haplinis rufocephala

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

Haplinis rufocephala
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. rufocephala
Binomial name
Haplinis rufocephala (Urquhart, 1888)
Synonyms
Linyphia rufocephala Paralinyphia rufocephala Mynoglenes rufocephala Mynoglenes insolens Linyphia antipodiana Mynoglenes rufocephalia

Taxonomy

This species was described as Linyphia rufocephala in 1888 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens.^[1] It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 4.88mm in length whereas the female is 5.5mm. The male has a chestnut brown cephalothorax, pale brown legs and abdomen with dark lateral bands. The female is similar, but the abdomen lateral bands that contrast with the background colour more.^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Chatham Island in New Zealand.^[3]

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".^[4]