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Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cantuaria catlinsensis is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Cantuaria catlinsensis | |
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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. catlinsensis |
Binomial name | |
Cantuaria catlinsensis Forster, 1968 | |
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Otago. The location of the holotype was not explicitly stated by the authors.[1]
The female is recorded at 13.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream coloured with reddish brown markings dorsally.[1]
This species is only known from Papatowai in Otago, New Zealand.[1]
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]
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