Cycloctenus nelsonensis
{{Short description|Species of spider}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Cycloctenus nelsonensis
| image = AS000076 Cycloctenus nelsonensis Forster 1979 Te Papa 125847 262336.jpg
| status = NT
| status_system = NZTCS
| authority = Forster, 1979
}}
Cycloctenus nelsonensis 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 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000076.{{Cite web |title=Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125847 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}
Description
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough 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}}