Cantuaria marplesi explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1945 by Valerie Todd Davies from a female specimen in Duntroon.^[2] The species was transferred to the Cantuaria genus by Ray Forster in 1969. The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 15mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is grey on the dorsal surface.

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago in 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[3]

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. Davies . Valerie . 1944-01-01 . Systematic and Biological Account of the New Zealand Mygalomorphae (Arachnida). . Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand . English . 74 . 375–407.
3. 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.