Cantuaria secunda

Cantuaria secunda is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Cantuaria secunda
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Cantuaria
Species:	C. secunda
Binomial name
Cantuaria secunda Forster, 1968

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Nelson. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 26.9mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown. The abdomen is brown.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.^[1]

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".^[2]