| Dunedinia decolor | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Dunedinia |
| Species: | D. decolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Dunedinia decolor Millidge, 1988 | |
Dunedinia decolor is a species of Linyphiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The female is recorded at 1.80-1.95mm in length whereas the male is 1.75-1.95mm. This species has a brown carapace that is darkened along the margins and fovea. The legs are yellow to brown. The abdomen is white on the dorsal surface with a black chevron pattern.
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 "Not Threatened".
References
- ^ Millidge, A.F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.
- 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Dunedinia decolor | |
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