Hypodrassodes courti

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| taxon = Hypodrassodes courti

| status = NT

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = Forster, 1979

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Hypodrassodes courti is a species of ground spider that is 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 by Ray Forster in 1979 from a male and female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The male is recorded at 8.6mm in length whereas the female is 11.2mm.

Distribution

This species is only known from scattered locations throughout the North Island of 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}}

References

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Category:Gnaphosidae

Category:Spiders described in 1979

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

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