Cambridgea arboricola is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin 4: 1-309.
Taxonomy This species was described as Tegenaria arbicola by Arthur Urquhart from male and female specimens.Urquhart, A. T. (1891). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21. It was most recently revised in 1973. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description The male is recorded at 13.2mm in length whereas the female is 14.8mm. It is similar in appearance to Cambridgea antipodiana.
Distribution This species occurs throughout the South Island and southern half of the North Island of New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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