Cambridgea tuiae
| Cambridgea tuiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Cambridgea |
| Species: | C. tuiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea tuiae | |
Cambridgea tuiae is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described in 2000 by David Blest and Cor Vink from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The female is recorded at 10.1mm in length. The carapace is pale in colour and has median and lateral bands. The abdomen is pale ground and has a chevron pattern dorsally.
Distribution
This species is only known from Te Aroha, New Zealand.
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".
References
- 1 2 3 4 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.