In Bold BIN: BOLD:AAW3993
Adults are very similar to those of C. oppositus, but are generally smaller and darker in colour.
Description of proposed holotype male.
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Types: Holotype male: Asquith, New South Wales (33.68526°S, 151.11674°E), 20.ii.1963, (leg. J. Martin) (♂2)
Allotype female: Data as for Holotype. (♀3)
Paratypes: 3♂, 5♀, data as for Holotype, but various dates in 1963.
Type material currently in collection of Jon Martin, but will eventually be distributed to the ANIC and other institutions.
Found: Australian Capitol Territory - Australian National University wildlife reserve.
New South Wales - Asquith (type locality); Cooranbong (33.08°S, 151.45°E)
Queensland - Auchenflower (27.48°S, 153.00°E); Mt. Ngungun.
South Australia - 1 Km n. Denial Bay; Middle Gorge, Flinders Range (32.11°S, 138.00°); Koppio; Eyres Waterhole, Streaky Bay;
Oratunga Creek, 20 km e. Parachilna (31.05°S, 138.55°E); Warren Gorge, 20 Km n. Quorn (32.11°S, 138.00°E); Tumby Bay.
Tasmania - Bakers Beach, 3 km nw Queenstown; 2.2 Km s. Killiecrankie Bay, Flinders Island.
Victoria - Aireys Inlet (38.47°S, 144.10°E); Armadale; Balwyn North(37.79052°S, 145.10037°E); Beechworth; Box Hill North
(39.82°S, 145.12°E); Bulleen (37.77577°S, 145.09552°E); 7 Km s. Castlemaine; Eildon (37.23°S, 145.92°E); Edwardes Lake, Reservoir; Frankston
(38.08°S, 145.08°E); Ringwood North; Templestowe Lower; Warburton; Warrandyte South; Wartook Reservoir, Grampians;
Melbourne Water Metropolitan Farm, Werribee.
New Zealand - there are records in BOLD of specimens from Waikato area, North Island (37.802°S, 175.334°E).
Although classed as a nomen nudum, this species was described and types designated by Martin (unpublished Ph.D. Thesis 1966).