Hypodrassodes insulanus

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| taxon = Hypodrassodes insulanus

| status = NU

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = Forster, 1979

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Hypodrassodes insulanus 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 female specimens. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014964.{{Cite web |title=Specimen Details |url=https://scd.landcareresearch.co.nz/Specimen/NZAC03014964 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=scd.landcareresearch.co.nz}}

Description

The female is recorded at 8.5mm in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted".{{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:Gnaphosidae

Category:Spiders described in 1979

Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand

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