Plectophanes pilgrimi 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 is named after Robert Pilgrim, a notable New Zealand entomologist. It was most recently revised in 1979. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.
Description The female is recorded at 10.08mm in length. The carapace is brown. The abdomen is creamy white chevron patterns dorsally.
Distribution This species is only known from Canterbury and Westland in 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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