Reinga media

Reinga media
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Reinga
Species:	R. media
Binomial name
Reinga media Forster & Wilton, 1973

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from female specimens. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000066. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 10.3mm in length. The carapace is coloured pale orange brown. The legs are yellowish brown with dark bands. The abdomen is dark brown with pale markings dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Great Barrier Island and Cuvier Island in New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". ^[3]

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309.
2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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.