Hypodrassodes apicus

Hypodrassodes apicus
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Hypodrassodes
Species:	H. apicus
Binomial name
Hypodrassodes apicus Forster, 1979

Hypodrassodes apicus is a species of ground spider that is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1979 from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 7.3mm in length. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Cape Reinga, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

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

References

1. Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin5: 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.