Procambridgea grayi

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Procambridgea grayi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Procambridgea
Species:
P. grayi
Binomial name
Procambridgea grayi
Davies, 2001

Procambridgea grayi is a species of spider in the family Stiphidiidae that is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in by Valerie Todd Davies in 2001 from male and female specimens. The species is named after arachnologist Michael R. Gray. [1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.9–4.1 mm in length whereas the female is 3.3–4.6 mm. It can be distinguished from other species of Procambridgea by minor differences in genitalia. [1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Sydney, Australia. [1] It is also introduced to New Zealand. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Davies, Valerie Todd; Lambkin, Christine (2001). "A revision of Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, (Araneae: Amaurobioidea: Stiphidiidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 46 (2): 443–459.
  2. ↑ Paquin, Pierre; Vink, Cor J.; Dupérré, Nadine (2010). Spiders of New Zealand: annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN   9780478347050.
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