Haplinis fluviatilis


Haplinis fluviatilis is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Mynoglenes fluviatilis in 1979 by A.D Blest from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 6.08mm in length whereas the female is 6.33mm. The male has a brown cephalothorax and yellow brown legs. The abdomen is dark grey with pale markings. The female abdomen is similar but paler in colour.

Distribution

This species is only known from the South Island of 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".