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Cycloctenus agilis

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Cycloctenus agilis

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cycloctenidae
Genus: Cycloctenus
Species:
C. agilis
Binomial name
Cycloctenus agilis
Forster, 1979

Cycloctenus agilis is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 13 mm (0.51 in) in length. This species is very similar to Cycloctenus lepidus, but can be distinguished by minor differences in the genitalia.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
  2. ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.