Goyenia ornata

Goyenia ornata
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Goyenia
Species:	G. ornata
Binomial name
Goyenia ornata Forster, 1970

Goyenia ornata is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 5.26mm in length whereas the male is 4.93mm. The carapace is coloured pale cream. The legs are pale cream but darker distally. The abdomen is creamy with dark patches. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Mount Taranaki in New Zealand. ^[1]

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". ^[2]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin3: 1-184.
2. 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.