Hypodrassodes maoricus is a species of ground spider that is 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 as Drassodes maoricus by Raymond Comte de Dalmas in 1917 from female specimens.Dalmas, R. de (1917). Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 86: 317-430. The holotype is stored in the National Museum of Natural History, France.
Description The female is recorded at 10.9mm in length whereas the male is 8.6mm.
Distribution This species is known from the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".
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