Cantuaria johnsi

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| status = NT

| status_system = NZTCS

| taxon = Cantuaria johnsi

| authority = Forster, 1968

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Cantuaria johnsi is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last=Forster |first=Raymond Robert |last2=Wilton |first2=Cecil Louis |date=1968-01-01 |title=The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae |url=https://otagomuseum.nz/assets/publications/Spiders-of-New-Zealand-Part-2.pdf |journal=Otago Museum bulletin |volume=2 |pages=1–166}}

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in the Nelson region. The holotype is stored at Canterbury Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 25.2mm in length. The carapace and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is brown coloured. The male is recorded at 15.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is dark brown.

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened.{{Cite journal |last=Sirvid |first=P. J. |last2=Vink |first2=C. J. |last3=Fitzgerald |first3=B. M. |last4=Wakelin |first4=M. D. |last5=Rolfe |first5=J. |last6=Michel |first6=P. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf |journal=New Zealand Threat Classification Series |language=English |volume=34 |pages=1–37}}

References

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

Category:Spiders described in 1968

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