Cycloctenus nelsonensis is a species of Cycloctenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. (1979). The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1-95
Taxonomy This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000076.
Description The male is recorded at in length whereas the female is . This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.
Distribution This species is only known from Nelson and Marlborough in New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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