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Migas tuhoe

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Species of spider

Migas tuhoe
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. tuhoe
Binomial name
Migas tuhoe
Wilton, 1968

Migas tuhoe 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 near Lake Waikaremoana. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000119.

Description

The female is recorded at 7.9mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is purplish grey.

Distribution

This species is only known from near Lake Waikaremoana in 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 2024-08-03.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Migas tuhoe
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