Toxopsiella perplexa

Toxopsiella perplexa is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Toxopsiella perplexa
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cycloctenidae
Genus:	Toxopsiella
Species:	T. perplexa
Binomial name
Toxopsiella perplexa Forster, 1964

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens.^[2] It was most recently revised in 1979, in which the male was described. The holotype is stored Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000083.^[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 3.71mm in length The carapace is brown with pale markings dorsally. The abdomen is pale brown with reddish brown shading.^[1]

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island and Marlborough region of New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[4]