Plectophanes altus 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 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens.Forster, R. R. (1964). 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 Otago Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 4.7mm in length. This species has a dark brown carapace. The abdomen is coloured dark brown with pale markings dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".
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