Goyenia fresa

Goyenia fresa
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Goyenia
Species:	G. fresa
Binomial name
Goyenia fresa Forster, 1970

Goyenia fresa is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 7.48mm in length whereas the male is 5.52mm. The body is coloured pale cream. The abdomen has dark patches dorsally. The male is identical.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
2. 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.