Cambridgea pallidula is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Cambridgea pallidula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Cambridgea |
| Species: | C. pallidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambridgea pallidula | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 2000 by David Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.006099.[2]
Description
editThe male is recorded at 7.2mm in length whereas the female is 10.5mm. The carapace is coloured light yellow with grey stripes laterally and dorsally. The abdomen is pale dorsally and is shaded laterally and posteriorly.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from scattered localities in the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Blest, A. D. & Vink, C. (2000). New Zealand spiders: Stiphidiidae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 13(Suppl.): 1-27.
- ^ "Cambridgea pallidula Blest & Vink, 2000". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 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.