Cambridgea occidentalis
| Cambridgea occidentalis | |
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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. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea occidentalis Forster & Wilton, 1973
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Cambridgea occidentalis is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 13.7mm in length. The carapace is coloured orange brown and darkens anteriorly. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is darkly coloured with dark patches dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Whero Island, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- ^ 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.