Clubiona producta

Clubiona producta is a species of Clubionidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Clubiona producta
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Clubionidae
Genus:	Clubiona
Species:	C. producta
Binomial name
Clubiona producta Forster, 1979

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 NZAC03014960.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 6.6mm in length whereas the female is 6.9mm. The cephalothorax and legs are pale yellowish brown. The abdomen has blackish spots dorsally and a few ventrally. It is most similar to Clubiona huttoni, but can be separated by minor differences in the genitalia and the darkness of the abdomen spots.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Three Kings Islands in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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