Promynoglenes minuscula


Promynoglenes minuscula is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2003 by A.D Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000263.

Description

The male is recorded at 2.3mm in length whereas the female is 2.65mm. This species has a dark brown prosoma, light brown legs and a black abdomen that has pale markings.

Distribution

This species is only known from Arthur's Pass [National Park|Arthurs Pass], 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", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".