Cambridgea quadromaculata

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Cambridgea quadromaculata

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Cambridgea
Species:
C. quadromaculata
Binomial name
Cambridgea quadromaculata
Blest & Taylor, 1995

Cambridgea quadromaculata is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described in 1995 by David Blest and Christopher Kenneth Taylor from male and female specimens.[2] It was most recently revised in 2000. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 13.8mm in length whereas the female is 17.55mm. The carapace is coloured yellow brown with a median dark band and lateral dark bands. The legs are banded. The abdomen is pale brown with dark blotches dorsally and lateral blotching.[1][2]

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