Reinga aucklandensis
| Reinga aucklandensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Reinga |
| Species: | R. aucklandensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Reinga aucklandensis (Marples, 1959)
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Reinga aucklandensis is a species of spider in the family Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Syrorisa aucklandensis by Brian John Marples in 1959 from a female specimen.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 6.62mm in length. The carapace is coloured yellow with a grey marking dorsally. The legs are yellow and with grey bands. The abdomen is grey with white markings dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
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
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ Marples, R. R. (1959). The dictynid spiders of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 333-361.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.