Metamynoglenes absurda

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

Metamynoglenes absurda
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Metamynoglenes
Species:	M. absurda
Binomial name
Metamynoglenes absurda Blest & Vink, 2002

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2002 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. This species is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000235.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 2.38mm in length whereas the female is 3.63mm. The male has a dark brown prosoma and brown legs. The abdomen is black with white spots dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland, 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".^[3]