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

Figs 86 A–B, 87C

Textricella signata Forster, 1959: 283, figs 24–25 (holotype male from Lake Janet, Canterbury, New Zealand, in Canterbury Museum, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 375. Platnick, 2009.

Selected material examined. NEW ZEALAND: South Island: Canterbury: Lake Janet, 1.VIII.1949, R. Forster, 4♀ (AMNH) ; Puhipuhi Valley, Kaikoura, 12.X.1965, A. Walker, 9♁, 4♀ (AMNH) . Marlborough: Saxton Pass, Molesworth, 17.VIII.1966, A. Walker, 6♁, 6♀ (AMNH) .

Remarks. Rayforstia signata is most similar to the other eight-eyed species of Rayforstia described from New Zealand ( R. antipoda, R. insula, R. mcfarlanei and R. vulgaris), but can be distinguished by the distinctive shape of the external epigyne (Fig. 86B).