Tetragnatha multipunctata explained

Tetragnatha multipunctata is a species of Tetragnathidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1891 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Taranaki.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.1mm in length. This species has a brownish yellow cephalothorax, deep straw coloured legs and a deep violet abdomen with silvery flecks.

Distribution

This species is only known from Taranaki, New Zealand.

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]

Notes and References

1. Urquhart . A.T. . 1891 . On new species of Araneae . Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . 23 . 128-189.
2. Sirvid . P. J. . Vink . C. J. . Fitzgerald . B. M. . Wakelin . M. D. . Rolfe . J. . Michel . P. . 2020-01-01 . Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.