Cantuaria toddae explained

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as Cantuaria toddi in 1968 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Central Otago. The species name was changed to Cantuaria toddae in 1983.^[2] The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 11.3mm in length. The carapace and legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is creamy yellow with faint markings dorsally. The female is recorded at 16mm in length. The carapace and legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is pale brown with faint markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Central Otago, 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".^[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. Opell . Review By: Brent D. . 1983-01-01 . A Catalogue of the Araneae Described between 1940 and 1981 by P. M. Brignoli, P. Merrett . Journal of Arachnology . English . 11 . 3 . 456–456.
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.