Cycloctenus fugax

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

Cycloctenus fugax
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. fugax
Binomial name
Cycloctenus fugax Goyen, 1890

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1890 by Peter Goyen from female specimens.^[2] It was most recently revised in 1979. The type material is considered lost.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 9.6mm in length whereas the female is 11.7mm. This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Otago region of New Zealand. It occurs in forest and tussock habitats.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[3]