Biology:Rayforstia plebeia

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Short description: Species of spider

Rayforstia plebeia

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

Textricella plebeia

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

Taxonomy

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

The female is recorded at 1.14mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured yellow brown whilst the legs are dull yellow.[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Codfish Island, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "One Location".[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. ISSN 1313-2970. Bibcode2010ZooK...36....1R. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2154. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/126783. 
  4. 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" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q27502889 entry