| Migas insularis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Migas |
| Species: | M. insularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Migas insularis Wilton, 1968 | |
Migas insularis 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 on Little Barrier Island by Graham Turbott in 1945. The holotype is stored in Auckland Museum under registration number AMNZ5060.
Description
The female is recorded at 9.3mm in length, The abdomen and carapace are bright orange brown (paler in the latter). The abdomen is brownish grey.
Distribution
This species is only known from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".
References
- ^ 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.
- "Migas insularis". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- 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 | |
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| Migas insularis | |