Haplinis rupicola

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

Haplinis rupicola
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Haplinis
Species:	H. rupicola
Binomial name
Haplinis rupicola (Blest, 1979)
Synonyms
Mynoglenes rupicola

Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 3.8mm in length whereas the female is 4.08mm. The male has a dark brown cephalothorax, light brown legs and abdomen that is almost black with lateral white stripes. The female has a greyish yellow cephalothorax, greyish yellow legs and dark grey abdomen with pale blotches.^[2][1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.^[2][3]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[4]