Plectophanes archeyi 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 Canterbury Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 5.94mm. This species has a dark brown carapace. The abdomen is pale yellow with dark markings dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".
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