Rayforstia vulgaris is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was described as Textricella plebeia in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.Forster, R. R. (1959). The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86(3/4): 269-329. In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia. It is the type species of the Rayforstia genus. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 1.06mm in length whereas the female is 1.1mm.
Distribution This species is restricted to the South Island of New Zealand, primarily in the western section but can also be found in Canterbury.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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