Clubiona scatula

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

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 5.5 mm (0.22 in) in length whereas the female is 6.6 mm (0.26 in). The carapace is orange brown and darker towards the eyes. The legs are a paler orange brown. The abdomen has a band dorsally and shading laterally.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Otago and Canterbury in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".^[2]