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Cantuaria collensis

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Cantuaria collensis

Data Deficient (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. collensis
Binomial name
Cantuaria collensis
(Todd, 1945)

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

Taxonomy

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This species was originally described as Arbanitis collensis in 1945 by Valerie Todd from a female specimen collected in the Foveaux Strait.[2] It was transferred to the Cantuaria genus in 1968. The holotype is stored at Otago Museum. [1]

Description

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The female has been recorded at 16.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is reddish brown dorsally with pale patches.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Bench Island in New Zealand.[2][1]

Conservation status

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Under 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

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b Davies, Valerie (1944-01-01). "Systematic and Biological Account of the New Zealand Mygalomorphae (Arachnida)". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 74: 375–407.
  3. ^ 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.