Cantuaria insulana

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Cantuaria insulana
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cantuaria
Species:
C. insulana
Binomial name
Cantuaria insulana
Forster, 1968

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

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Marlborough Sounds. [1]

Description

The female is recorded at 17.3mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream with dorsal bands. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from D'Urville Island in New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Naturally Uncommon with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
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