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Nelson cave spider
Nelson cave spider
(Spelungula cavernicola)
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For more information on the Nelson cave spider see:
McGuinness, C.A. (2001)
The conservation requirements of New Zealand's nationally threatened invertebrates. Threatened Species Occasional Publication 20
. New Zealand Department of Conservation, New Zealand. Available at:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Invertebrates/Conservation-Requirements-of-NZs-Nationally-Threatened-Invertebrates/
Museum of New Zealand:
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/CollectionsAndResearch/Collections/InsectsSpidersAndSimilar/Spiders/Spiders_Web/What/Nelsoncave.htm
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