Reinga aucklandensis

Reinga aucklandensis
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:	Reinga
Species:	R. aucklandensis
Binomial name
Reinga aucklandensis (Marples, 1959)
Synonyms
Syrorisa aucklandensis Epimecinus aucklandensis

Reingaaucklandensis is a species of spider in the family Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Syrorisa aucklandensis by Brian John Marples in 1959 from a female specimen. ^[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 6.62mm in length. The carapace is coloured yellow with a grey marking dorsally. The legs are yellow and with grey bands. The abdomen is grey with white markings dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Auckland, 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". ^[3]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309.
2. Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand87: 333-361.
3. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.