Cycloctenus paturau
Appearance
Cycloctenus paturau | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Cycloctenidae |
Genus: | Cycloctenus |
Species: | C. paturau
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Binomial name | |
Cycloctenus paturau Forster, 1979
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Cycloctenus paturau is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014961.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 11.8mm in length whereas the female is 10.8mm. The body is coloured yellow brown and has very few dark markings.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand. It is apparently restricted to caves.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ 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.