Hypodrassodes apicus

Hypodrassodes apicus
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Hypodrassodes
Species:
H. apicus
Binomial name
Hypodrassodes apicus
Forster, 1979

Hypodrassodes apicus is a species of ground spider that is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Ray Forster in 1979 from a female specimen. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 7.3mm in length.

Distribution

This species is only known from Cape Reinga, New Zealand.

Conservation status

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.