Cycloctenus lepidus

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| taxon = Cycloctenus lepidus

| status = NT

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = Urquhart, 1890

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Cycloctenus lepidus is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1979). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/5145 The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae]. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1890 by Arthur Urquhart from female specimens.Urquhart, A. T. (1890c). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/900 Descriptions of new species of Araneidae]. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 22: 239-266, pl. 17 It was most recently revised in 1979. The syntypes are stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 7.9mm in length whereas the female is 10.3mm. This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.

Distribution

This species is only known from Wellington and Manawatu in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".{{Cite journal |last1=Sirvid |first1=P. J. |last2=Vink |first2=C. J. |last3=Fitzgerald |first3=B. M. |last4=Wakelin |first4=M. D. |last5=Rolfe |first5=J. |last6=Michel |first6=P. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf |journal=New Zealand Threat Classification Series |language=English |volume=34 |pages=1–37}}

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Category:Cycloctenidae

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

Category:Spiders described in 1890

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