Cambridgea foliata

Cambridgea foliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Cambridgea
Species:
C. foliata
Binomial name
Cambridgea foliata
(Koch, 1872)

Cambridgea foliata, commonly known as New Zealand sheet-web spider, is a species of spider in the family Desidae.[1] These nocturnal, arboreal spiders are endemic to the North Island of New Zealand and build large horizontal sheet-webs with a large number of knock-down threads.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b Forster, R.R.; Wilton, C.L. 1973. The spiders of New Zealand. Part 4, Agelenidae, Stiphidiidae, Amphinectidae, Amaurobiidae, Neolanidae, Ctenidae, Psechridae. Otago Museum Bulletin, 4.
  2. ^ Paquin, Pierre; Vink, C.J.; Dupérré, N. (2010). Spiders of New Zealand : annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 9780478347050. OCLC 608025036.