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Cycloctenus nelsonensis

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Cycloctenus nelsonensis

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Cycloctenus
Species:
C. nelsonensis
Binomial name
Cycloctenus nelsonensis
Forster, 1979

Cycloctenus nelsonensis is a species of Clubionidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000076.[2]

Description

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The male is recorded at 9.9mm in length whereas the female is 12.9mm. This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
  2. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  3. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.