Cantuaria cognata explained

Cantuaria cognata is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a female specimen collected in South Canterbury. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 19.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is brown with bands on the dorsal surface.

Distribution

This species is only known from Waimate in South Canterbury, 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", "One Location".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Forster . Raymond Robert . Wilton . Cecil Louis . 1968-01-01 . The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae . Otago Museum bulletin . 2 . 1–166.
2. Sirvid . P. J. . Vink . C. J. . Fitzgerald . B. M. . Wakelin . M. D. . Rolfe . J. . Michel . P. . 2020-01-01 . Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.