Reinga aucklandensis

Reinga aucklandensis is a species of spider in the family Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Reinga aucklandensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Reinga
Species:	R. aucklandensis
Binomial name
Reinga aucklandensis (Marples, 1959)
Synonyms
Syrorisa aucklandensis Epimecinus aucklandensis

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]