Cycloctenus agilis

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

Cycloctenus agilis
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cycloctenidae
Genus:	Cycloctenus
Species:	C. agilis
Binomial name
Cycloctenus agilis Forster, 1979

Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 13 mm (0.51 in) in length. This species is very similar to Cycloctenus lepidus, but can be distinguished by minor differences in the genitalia.^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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