Cambridgea antipodiana
| Cambridgea antipodiana | |
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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. antipodiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea antipodiana (White, 1849)
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Cambridgea antipodiana is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Tegenaria antipodiana by Adam White.[2] It was transferred to the Cambridgea genus in 1898. The most recent revision was in 1973, although details about its taxonomy have been discussed in additional papers.[3][1][4] The holotype is stored in the Natural History Museum of London.[3]
Description
The female is recorded at 17.3mm in length whereas the male is 13.1mm.[3]
Distribution
This species is widespread throughout New Zealand in Stewart Island and the South Island. It is also present in Wellington.[3]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[5]
References
- ^ a b Blest, A. D. & Vink, C. (2000). New Zealand spiders: Stiphidiidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 13(Suppl.): 1-27.
- ^ White, A. (1849). Descriptions of apparently new species of Aptera from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 17: 3-6. (reprinted in Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2) 5: 50-53, 1850) doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1849.tb01122.x
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ Blest, A. D. & Taylor, P. W. (1995). Cambridgea quadromaculata n. sp. (Araneae, Stiphidiidae): a large New Zealand spider from wet, shaded habitats. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 22(3): 351-356. doi:10.1080/03014223.1995.9518051
- ^ 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.