Cycloctenus paturau

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Cycloctenus paturau
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Cycloctenus
Species:
C. paturau
Binomial name
Cycloctenus paturau
Forster, 1979

Cycloctenus paturau is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

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

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

This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand. It is apparently restricted to caves. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin5: 1-95
  2. ↑ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  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.
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