Cambridgea arboricola
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| Cambridgea arboricola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Cambridgea |
| Species: | C. arboricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea arboricola (Urquhart, 1891) | |
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Cambridgea arboricola is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Tegenaria arbicola by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 13.2mm in length whereas the female is 14.8mm. It is similar in appearance to Cambridgea antipodiana.[1]