Rayforstia mcfarlanei
| Rayforstia mcfarlanei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anapidae |
| Genus: | Rayforstia |
| Species: | R. mcfarlanei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rayforstia mcfarlanei (Forster, 1959)
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| Synonyms | |
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Textricella mcfarlanei | |
Rayforstia mcfarlanei is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This species was described as Textricella insula in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia.[1] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The male is recorded at 1.15mm in length whereas the female is 1.13mm. This species has a deep golden brown carapace, pale yellow brown legs and dark golden brown abdomen.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is only known from Lake Ōhau, New Zealand.
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
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