Rayforstia mcfarlanei

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Rayforstia mcfarlanei
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Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Rayforstia
Species:
R. mcfarlanei
Binomial name
Rayforstia mcfarlanei
(Forster, 1959)
Synonyms

Textricella mcfarlanei

Rayforstia mcfarlanei is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella insula in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. [2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia . [1] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. [2]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.15mm in length whereas the female is 1.13mm. This species has a deep golden brown carapace, pale yellow brown legs and dark golden brown abdomen. [2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Lake Ōhau, 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". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2010-02-22). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. Bibcode:2010ZooK...36....1R. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.36.306 . hdl: 2440/86515 . ISSN   1313-2970.
  2. 1 2 3 Forster, R.R. (1959). "The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 86 (3/4): 269–329.
  3. ↑ 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.
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