Rorea aucklandensis

Rorea aucklandensis
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Rorea
Species:	R. aucklandensis
Binomial name
Rorea aucklandensis Forster & Wilton, 1973

Rorea aucklandensis 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 a female specimen. ^[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014952. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.72mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is shaded with black that forms a chevron pattern dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

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

References

1. Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309.
2. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 14 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.