Rayforstia plebeia
| Rayforstia plebeia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anapidae |
| Genus: | Rayforstia |
| Species: | R. plebeia
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| Binomial name | |
| Rayforstia plebeia (Forster, 1959)
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| Synonyms | |
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Textricella plebeia | |
Rayforstia plebeia is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Textricella plebeia in 1959 by Ray Forster from female specimens.[2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000087.[3]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 1.14mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured yellow brown whilst the legs are dull yellow.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Codfish Island, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "One Location".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ 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.