Cycloctenus pulcher

Cycloctenus pulcher
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cycloctenidae
Genus:	Cycloctenus
Species:	C. pulcher
Binomial name
Cycloctenus pulcher Urquhart, 1891

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1890 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen. ^[2] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which the male was described. The holotype is considered lost. ^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 8.5mm in length whereas the female is 15.5mm. This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body. ^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin5: 1-95
2. Urquhart, A. T. (1891a). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute23: 128-189, pl. 21
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.