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

Migas solitarius 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 Taranaki. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014988.

Description

The female is recorded at 11.8 mm (0.46 in) in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown, but paler in the latter. The abdomen is purpilish grey.

Distribution

This species is only known from Tongapōrutu in Taranaki, 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. "NZAC03014988 – Migas solitarius Wilton, 1968". Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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.

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