Cycloctenus nelsonensis

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

Cycloctenus nelsonensis
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. nelsonensis
Binomial name
Cycloctenus nelsonensis Forster, 1979

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000076.^[2]

Description

The male is recorded at 9.9 mm (0.39 in) in length whereas the female is 12.9 mm (0.51 in). This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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