Cantuaria dunedinensis

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

Last updated November 18, 2024

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Dunedin. The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female has been recorded at 20.3mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen has brown dorsally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Dunedin in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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

1 2 3 4 Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae". Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
↑ 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". New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae". 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". New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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