Cambridgea elegans
| Cambridgea elegans | |
|---|---|
Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Cambridgea |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea elegans Blest & Vink, 2000 [1]
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Cambridgea elegans is a species of spiders in the genus Cambridgea found in 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 9.01mm in length whereas the female is 12.75mm. The carapace is coloured pale yellow with black stripes. The abdomen is grey with a medial dark stripe.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Arthurs Pass, 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" and "One Location".[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.