Cantuaria sylvatica
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
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| status = DD
| status_system = NZTCS
| taxon = Cantuaria sylvatica
| authority = Forster, 1968
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Cantuaria sylvatica 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 specimens collected in Fiordland. The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.
Description
Distribution
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Data Deficient with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".{{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}}
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Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand