Rayforstia wisei

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Rayforstia wisei
AS000125 Textricella wisei Forster 1964 Te Papa 127082 262397.jpg
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Rayforstia
Species:
R. wisei
Binomial name
Rayforstia wisei
(Forster, 1964)
Synonyms

Textricella wisei

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

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella wisei in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. [2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia . [1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000125. [3]

Description

The male is recorded at 0.89mm in length whereas the female is 1.04mm. This species has a pale yellow carapace and legs. The abdomen is yellow brown (creamy white in females). [2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Campbell Island, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". [4]

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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 Forster, R.R. (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
  3. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ↑ 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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