Parafroneta persimilis

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

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

Taxonomy

This species was described 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 3.24mm in length whereas the female is 3mm. This species has an orange brown cephalothorax, yellow brown legs and a grey abdomen that has white markings.^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[2]