Parafroneta insula


Parafroneta insula is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by A.D Blest from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Tūhura [Otago Museum|Otago Museum].

Description

The female is recorded at 3.80mm in length. This species has a dark brown cephalothorax, brown legs and a grey abdomen with pale markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Stewart Island and 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".