Cycloctenus pulcher

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

Cycloctenus pulcher
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. pulcher
Binomial name
Cycloctenus pulcher Urquhart, 1891

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1890 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen.^[2] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which the male was described. The holotype is considered lost.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 8.5mm in length whereas the female is 15.5mm. This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.^[1]

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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