Cambridgea ambigua
| Cambridgea ambigua | |
|---|---|
Not Threatened (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Cambridgea |
| Species: | C. ambigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea ambigua Blest & Vink, 2000
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Cambridgea ambigua is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 2000 by David Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 12.15mm in length whereas the female is 12mm. The carapace is coloured pale straw. The legs are dark with bands. The abdomen is pale straw.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Blest, A. D. & Vink, C. (2000). New Zealand spiders: Stiphidiidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 13(Suppl.): 1-27.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.