Cantuaria kakahuensis explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single male specimen collected in Canterbury. The holotype is stored at Canterbury Museum.

Description

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.

Distribution

This species is only known from near Geraldine in 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: Recognition", "Data Poor: Size" and "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.