Rayforstia wisei explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella wisei in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.^[2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000125.^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 0.89mm in length whereas the female is 1.04mm. This species has a pale yellow carapace and legs. The abdomen is yellow brown (creamy white in females).

Distribution

This species is only known from Campbell Island, New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

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. . 1964 . The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. . Pacific Insects Monographs . 7 . 58–115.
3. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-08-25 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.