Diploplecta proxima 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 the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014969.
Description The female is recorded at 1.7-1.8mm in length whereas the male is 1.8mm. This species has a pale yellow cephalothorax with black markings dorsally and laterally. The legs are pale yellow to pale orange. The abdomen is pale yellow with dark markings.
Distribution This species is known from the South Island, Antipodes Island and Snares Island in New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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