Cycloctenus pulcher 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 1890 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen.Urquhart, A. T. (1891a). On new species of Araneae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 23: 128-189, pl. 21 It was most recently revised in 1979, in which the male was described. The holotype is considered lost.
Description The male is recorded at 8.5mm in length whereas the female is 15.5mm. This species has various brown and black markings of varying darkness throughout the body.
Distribution This species is only known from Wellington 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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