Rayforstia signata explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella signata in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Canterbury.^[2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 1.21mm in length whereas the female is 1.31mm. This species has a deep golden brown carapace and pale yellow brown legs.

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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 . 2010ZooK...36....1R . 10.3897/zookeys.36.306 . 1313-2970 . free. 2440/86515 . free .
2. 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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.