{{Short description|Species of spider}} {{Speciesbox | image = Clubiona contrita.png | status = NT | status_system = NZTCS | status_ref = | genus = Clubiona | species = contrita | authority = Forster, 1979 }}
'''''Clubiona contrita''''' is a species of Clubionidae spider endemic to New Zealand.<ref name=":0">Forster, R. R. (1979). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/5145 The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae]. ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' '''5''': 1-95</ref>
==Taxonomy== This species was described in 1979 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.<ref name=":0" />
==Description== The male is recorded at {{cvt|6.3|mm}} in length whereas the female is {{cvt|6.9|mm}}. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are straw brown. The abdomen is cream coloured with a dorsal stripe and chevron pattern markings. It is very similar to ''Clubiona cambridgei'', which has overlapping distributions. They can be distinguished by minor differences in the genitalia.<ref name=":0" />
==Distribution== This species is restricted to the South Island of New Zealand, mostly around Otago.<ref name=":0" />
==Conservation status== Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sirvid |first1=P. J. |last2=Vink |first2=C. J. |last3=Fitzgerald |first3=B. M. |last4=Wakelin |first4=M. D. |last5=Rolfe |first5=J. |last6=Michel |first6=P. |date=2020-01-01 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf |journal=New Zealand Threat Classification Series |language=English |volume=34 |pages=1–37}}</ref>
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contrita Category:Endemic spiders of New Zealand Category:Spiders described in 1979 Category:Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster
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