Rayforstia wisei
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| Rayforstia wisei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anapidae |
| Genus: | Rayforstia |
| Species: | R. wisei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rayforstia wisei (Forster, 1964) | |
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Textricella wisei | |
Rayforstia wisei is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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.[1] 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).[2]
