Rayforstia signata

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Rayforstia signata
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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. signata
Binomial name
Rayforstia signata
(Forster, 1959)
Synonyms

Textricella signata

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

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Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 1.21mm in length whereas the female is 1.31mm. This species has a deep golden brown carapace and pale yellow brown legs. [2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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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