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Rayforstia insula

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Rayforstia insula

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Rayforstia
Species:
R. insula
Binomial name
Rayforstia insula
(Forster, 1959)
Synonyms

Textricella insula

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

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Textricella insula in 1959 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected on Solander Island.[2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia.[1] It is stored in Te Papa Museum.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 1.21mm in length. This species has a dark golden brown carapace, yellow brown legs and dark golden brown abdomen.[2]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Solander Island near Stewart Island, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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.