Cantuaria huttoni is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Cantuaria huttoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cantuaria |
| Species: | C. huttoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantuaria huttoni (Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)
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| Synonyms | |
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Arbanitis huttonii | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was first described in 1880 by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge as Arbanitis huttonii.[2] It was transferred to the Cantuaria genus by Ray Forster 1968. Both sexes have been described.[1] The holotype is stored at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.[1]
Description
editThe male has been recorded at 9.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is cream coloured with chevrons dorsally. The female has been recorded at 12.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is cream with chevron patterns dorsally.[1]
Distribution
editConservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
- ^ Cambridge, O. P. (1879). "7. On some new and rare Spiders from New Zealand, with Characters of four new Genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 47 (1): 681–703. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1879.tb02701.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
- ^ 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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