Cambridgea arboricola

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Cambridgea arboricola
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Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Cambridgea
Species:
C. arboricola
Binomial name
Cambridgea arboricola
(Urquhart, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Tegenaria arbicola

Cambridgea arboricola is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Tegenaria arbicola by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens. [2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 13.2mm in length whereas the female is 14.8mm. It is similar in appearance to Cambridgea antipodiana . [1]

Distribution

This species occurs throughout the South Island and southern half of the North Island of New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309.
  2. ↑ Urquhart, A. T. (1891). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute23: 128-189, pl. 21.
  3. ↑ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.


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