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Migas hollowayi

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Species of spider

Migas hollowayi
Conservation status

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species: M. hollowayi
Binomial name
Migas hollowayi
Wilton, 1968

Migas hollowayi is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from a single female specimen collected in Wairarapa. The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000047.

Description

The female is recorded at 9.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is purplish grey with a dark medial line dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Wairarapa, 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" ,"Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".

References

  1. ^ Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
  2. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
Taxon identifiers
Migas hollowayi
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