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Cambridgea peelensis

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Cambridgea peelensis

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Cambridgea
Species:
C. peelensis
Binomial name
Cambridgea peelensis
Blest & Vink, 2000

Cambridgea peelensis is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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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

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The male is recorded at 12.25mm in length whereas the female is 11.63mm. The carapace is coloured light yellow with lateral and medial bands. The abdomen is orange brown with grey blotches.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Peel Forest, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Blest, A. D. & Vink, C. (2000). New Zealand spiders: Stiphidiidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 13(Suppl.): 1-27.
  2. ^ 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.