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| Haplinis mundenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Haplinis |
| Species: | H. mundenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplinis mundenia (Urquhart, 1894)
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Haplinis mundenia is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Linyphia mundenia in 1894 by Arthur Urquhart from a single male specimen.[1] It has received numerous revisions.[2][3][4] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
The male is recorded at 4.75mm in length whereas the female is 6.09mm. This species has a yellow brown cephalothorax and legs. The abdomen is grey with dark lateral stripes.[2]
This species is only known from the South Island of New Zealand.[2]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]