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Cantuaria collensis is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Cantuaria collensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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) | |
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]
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]
This species is only known from Bench Island in New Zealand.[2][1]
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]
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