Cantuaria catlinsensis

Cantuaria catlinsensis is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Cantuaria catlinsensis

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cantuaria
Species:
C. catlinsensis
Binomial name
Cantuaria catlinsensis
Forster, 1968

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Otago. The location of the holotype was not explicitly stated by the authors.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 13.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream coloured with reddish brown markings dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Papatowai in Otago, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend", "One Location".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum Bulletin. 2: 1–166.
  2. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.