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Clubiona cambridgei
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Clubionidae
Genus:	Clubiona
Species:	C. cambridgei
Binomial name
Clubiona cambridgei Koch, 1873

Clubiona cambridgei is a species of Clubionidae spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1873 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch from male and female specimens. It was most recently revised in 1979. The syntype is stored in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Description

The male and female are recorded at 7.5mm in length. This species has an orange brown carapace. The legs are straw brown. The abdomen is cream coloured with a dorsal stripe and chevron pattern markings.

Distribution

This species is widespread throughout New Zealand. It is usually associated with flax bushes and cabbage trees in marshy habitats.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".

References

1. ^ Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
2. Koch, L. (1873). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet . Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 369-472, pl. 28-36. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660
3. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.

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