Migas quintus

Migas quintus

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. quintus
Binomial name
Migas quintus
Wilton, 1968

Migas quintus is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from a single female specimen collected in Dannevirke. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 10.6mm in length. The carapace and legs are yellowish brown. The abdomen is purplish grey, darker dorsally.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Dannevirke, New Zealand.[1]

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".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ 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.