Cambridgea elegans


Cambridgea elegans is a species of spiders in the genus Cambridgea found in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 2000 by David Blest and Cor Vink from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 9.01mm in length whereas the female is 12.75mm. The carapace is coloured pale yellow with black stripes. The abdomen is grey with a medial dark stripe.

Distribution

This species is only known from Arthurs Pass, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New [Zealand Threat Classification System], this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".