Goyenia sylvatica is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
Taxonomy This species was described in 1970 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000115.
Description The male recorded at 5.27mm in length whereas the female is 5.69mm. The cephalothorax and legs are coloured pale yellow brown. The abdomen is creamy with dark patches dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Stewart Island and Bench Island in New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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