Plectophanes archeyi

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| taxon = Plectophanes archeyi

| status = DD

| status_system = NZTCS

| authority = Forster, 1964

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Plectophanes archeyi 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 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens.Forster, R. R. (1964). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3638 The spider family Toxopidae (Araneae)]. Annals of the Natal Museum 16: 113-151 It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 5.94mm. This species has a dark brown carapace. The abdomen is pale yellow with dark markings dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".{{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 1964

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