Rayforstia plebeia
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| Rayforstia plebeia | |
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| 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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Textricella plebeia | |
Rayforstia plebeia is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]The female is recorded at 1.14mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured yellow brown whilst the legs are dull yellow.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is only known from Codfish Island, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier of "One Location".[4]
References
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