Clynotis saxatilis

Clynotis saxatilis is a species of jumping spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Clynotis saxatilis
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Clynotis
Species:	C. saxatilis
Binomial name
Clynotis saxatilis (Urquhart, 1886)
Synonyms
Attus saxatilis

Taxonomy

This species was described as Attus saxatilis by Arthur Urquhart in 1886 from a female specimen.^[1] It was most recently revised in 1935.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 8.6mm in length. The cephalothorax is coloured dark brown. The abdomen is brownish grey.^[2]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury and Lake Tekapo, New Zealand.^[2]

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".^[3]