Goyenia scitula

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

Goyenia scitula
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Goyenia
Species:	G. scitula
Binomial name
Goyenia scitula Forster, 1970

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from a male specimen.^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000105.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 5.10mm in length. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale yellow. The abdomen is creamy with black patches dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Wellington, 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]