Cycloctenus fiordensis

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

Cycloctenus fiordensis

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. fiordensis
Binomial name
Cycloctenus fiordensis
Forster, 1979

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The male is recorded at 8.2 mm (0.32 in) in length whereas the female is 13.9 mm (0.55 in). 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 Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

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. ^ 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.