''Forstertyna'' is a genus of spiders in the family Megadictynidae. It was first described in 1995 by Harvey. , it contains only one species, ''Forstertyna marplesi'', from New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1970)
The spiders of New Zealand. Part III
''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 3: 1-184.Harvey, M. S. (1995)
The systematics of the spider family Nicodamidae (Araneae: Amaurobioidea)
''Invertebrate Taxonomy'' 9(2): 279-386. doi:10.1071/IT9950279

Taxonomy

This genus was first described in 1995 by

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. However, the species was first described by

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in 1970 from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in

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Description

The female is recorded at 8.51mm in length whereas the male is 10.37mm. The female is coloured yellowish brown and has dark shading dorsally. The legs have dark brown bands. The abdomen is creamy and mottled black.

Distribution

This species is only known from the southern end of New Zealand's

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Conservation status

Under the

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, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".

References

Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Endemic spiders of New Zealand Megadictynidae {{Araneomorphae-stub