Hypodrassodes crassus

Hypodrassodes crassus is a species of ground spider that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 7.9mm in length.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Whanganui and Stephens Island, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "Biologically Sparse".^[2]