Cantuaria stewarti is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Cantuaria stewarti | |
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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. stewarti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantuaria stewarti (Todd, 1945)
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| Synonyms | |
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Arbanitis huttoni stewarti | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was originally described as the subspecies Arbanitis huttoni stewarti in 1945 by Valerie Todd from female and male specimens collected on Stewart Island.[2] This subspecies was elevated to species and transferred to the Cantuaria genus in 1968 by Ray Forster.[1]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 15.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen has a chevron pattern dorsally. The female is recorded at 13.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is shaded with reddish brown on the dorsal surface.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Stewart Island, 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".[3]
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.
- ^ Davies, Valerie (1944-01-01). "Systematic and Biological Account of the New Zealand Mygalomorphae (Arachnida)" (PDF). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 74: 375–407.
- ^ 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.
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