Rayforstia propinqua

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

Rayforstia propinqua is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [2] [3] [4] The species was first described by Ray Forster in 1959. [1] [5]

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References

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  2. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. "Genus Rayforstia". MINKA. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. "Esquemas que incluyen a Rayforstia propinqua · iNaturalist Ecuador". iNaturalist Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. Rix, M.; Harvey, M. (2010). "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   1313-2989.