Biology:Procambridgea grayi

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Procambridgea grayi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Stiphidiidae
Genus: Procambridgea
Species:
P. grayi
Binomial name
Procambridgea grayi
Davies, 2001

Procambridgea grayi is a species of spider in the family Stiphidiidae that is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in by Valerie Todd Davies in 2001 from male and female specimens. The species is named after arachnologist Michael R. Gray.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.9–4.1 mm in length whereas the female is 3.3–4.6 mm. It can be distinguished from other species of Procambridgea by minor differences in genitalia.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Sydney, Australia.[1] It is also introduced to New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Davies, Valerie Todd; Lambkin, Christine (2001). "A revision of Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, (Araneae: Amaurobioidea: Stiphidiidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46 (2): 443–459. https://biostor.org/reference/106130. 
  2. Paquin, Pierre; Vink, Cor J.; Dupérré, Nadine (2010). Spiders of New Zealand: annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 9780478347050. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/11514. 

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