Cambridgea reinga
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Cambridgea |
| Species: | C. reinga |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea reinga | |
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Cambridgea reinga is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It is known to have two forms of male, with the larger form having porrect chelicerae and the smaller form having non-porrect chelicerae.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a female specimen.[1] It was most recently revised in 2011, in which the male was described.[2] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5031.[3]
Nanocambridgea grandis is considered to be a synonym of C. reinga. [2]
Description
The female is recorded at 9.13mm in length whereas the male is 8.8mm on average. The carapace is coloured orange brown with blackish bands laterally and a median pale stripe. The legs are yellow brown with faint bands. The abdomen is pale yellow brown. It is best distinguished from other Cambridgea species by the structure of the male and female genitalia.[2]
Two forms of male are known for this species. One is larger and has porrect chelicerae typical of male Cambridgea, while the other is smaller (6.0-6.8mm) and has non-porrect chelicerae. Genetic data and the form of the male palp show these two morphs are conspecific.[2]
Distribution
This species is only known from Cape Reinga, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Vink, C., Fitzgerald, B. M., Sirvid, P. J. & Dupérré, N. (2011). Reuniting males and females: redescriptions of Nuisiana arboris (Marples 1959) and Cambridgea reinga Forster & Wilton 1973 (Araneae: Desidae, Stiphidiidae). Zootaxa 2739: 41-50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2739.1.4
- ↑ "Cambridgea reinga". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.