Rayforstia propinqua ( Forster, 1959 ), 2010

Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, ZooKeys 36 (36), pp. 1-321 : 59

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scientific name	Rayforstia propinqua ( Forster, 1959 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Rayforstia propinqua ( Forster, 1959) , comb. n.

Figs 86 View Figure 86 E–F, 87F

Textricella propinqua Forster, 1959: 285 , figs 26–27 (holotype male from Cass Riv- er, Canterbury, New Zealand, in Canterbury Museum, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 375. Platnick, 2009.

Selected material examined. NEW ZEALAND: South Island: Canterbury: Broken River, 21.VI.1956, R. Forster, 4♀ ( MCZ).

Remarks. Rayforstia propinqua is most similar to the other six-eyed species of Rayforstia described from New Zealand ( R. plebeia , R. salmoni , R. scuta and R. wisei ), but can be distinguished by the distinctive shape of the external epigyne and the ‘peanutshaped’ spermathecae ( Figs 86F View Figure 86 , 87F View Figure 87 ).

References

Brignoli PM (1983) A Catalogue of the Araneae Described Between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, Manchester, 755 pp.

Forster RR (1959) The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 269 - 329.

Platnick NI (2009) The World Spider Catalog, Version 10.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / [accessed 20. X. 2009]

Figures

Figure 86. New Zealand Rayforstia species, eyes and external epigynes. A–D eight-eyed species of Rayforstia: A eyes of male R. signata (Forster) from the Puhipuhi Valley (AMNH) B ventral abdomen of female R. signata from the Puhipuhi Valley (AMNH) C eyes of male R. antipoda (Forster) from Lake Hawea (AMNH) D ventral abdomen of female R. antipoda from Lake Hawea (AMNH). E–H six-eyed species of Rayforstia: E eyes of female R. propinqua (Forster) from Broken River (MCZ) F ventral abdomen of female R. propinqua from Broken River (MCZ) G ventral abdomen of paratype female R. salmoni (Forster) from Waiouru (AMNH) H ventral abdomen of female R. scuta (Forster) from Norsewood (MCZ).

Figure 87. Rayforstia species, female cleared receptacula, dorsal view: A–B R. vulgaris (Forster) from Lewis Pass, New Zealand (WAM T94455) C R. signata (Forster) from the Puhipuhi Valley, New Zealand (AMNH) D R. antipoda (Forster) from Lake Hawea, New Zealand (AMNH) E allotype R. lordhowensis sp. n. from Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (AMS KS76260) F R. propinqua (Forster) from Broken River, New Zealand (MCZ) G R. salmoni (Forster) from Desert Road, New Zealand (AMNH) H R. scuta (Forster) from Norsewood, New Zealand (AMNH). Arrows indicate the trajectory of insemination ducts. Scale bar = 0.065 mm (65 µm).