Cantuaria gilliesi is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Cantuaria gilliesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cantuaria |
| Species: | C. gilliesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantuaria gilliesi (Pickard-Cambridge, 1878)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nemesia gilliesii | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was first described in 1878 by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge as Nemesia gilliesii.[2] It was then transferred to the Arbanitis in 1892.[3] The species was later transferred to the Cantuaria genus by Ray Forster in 1968.[1] The lectotype is stored at Oxford University Museum of Natural History under registration number 0030.2.[4]
Description
editThe female has been recorded at 18.4mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream with chevron patterns dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from near Oamaru in Otago, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Data Deficient with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, Octavius (1877). "On a new species of trap-door spider from New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 10: 281–287.
- ^ Simon, Eugène; Simon, Eugène (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées (2. éd. ed.). Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ "O.U.M.N.H. Entomology : Databases". www.oum.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ 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.