Cantuaria kakahuensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Cantuaria |
Species: | C. kakahuensis
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Binomial name | |
Cantuaria kakahuensis
Forster, 1968
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Cantuaria kakahuensis is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen collected in Canterbury. The holotype is stored at Canterbury Museum. [1]
The male is recorded at 9mm in length. The carapace and legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is creamy yellow with black patches on the dorsal surface. [1]
This species is only known from near Geraldine in Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Data Deficient with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Recognition", "Data Poor: Size" and "One Location". [2]
Cantuaria kakahuensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Cantuaria |
Species: | C. kakahuensis
|
Binomial name | |
Cantuaria kakahuensis
Forster, 1968
|
Cantuaria kakahuensis is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen collected in Canterbury. The holotype is stored at Canterbury Museum. [1]
The male is recorded at 9mm in length. The carapace and legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is creamy yellow with black patches on the dorsal surface. [1]
This species is only known from near Geraldine in Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Data Deficient with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Recognition", "Data Poor: Size" and "One Location". [2]