Cycloctenus pulcher
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| taxon = Cycloctenus pulcher
| image = Cycloctenus pulcher.jpg
| status = NT
| status_system = NZTCS
| authority = Urquhart, 1891
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Cycloctenus pulcher 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 a female specimen.Urquhart, A. T. (1891a). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/926 On new species of Araneae]. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21 It was most recently revised in 1979, in which the male was described. The holotype is considered lost.
Description
Distribution
This species is only known from Wellington 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}}
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Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand
Category:Spiders described in 1891
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