Cantuaria cognata

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

Cantuaria cognata
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Cantuaria
Species:	C. cognata
Binomial name
Cantuaria cognata Forster, 1968

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a female specimen collected in South Canterbury. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 19.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is brown with bands on the dorsal surface. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Waimate in South Canterbury, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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]

References

1. 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. 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.