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Hexathele waita

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Hexathele waita

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Hexathelidae
Genus: Hexathele
Species:
H. waita
Binomial name
Hexathele waita
Forster, 1968

Hexathele waita is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Wellington.[1] The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000123.[2]

Description

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The female is recorded at 28.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown. The abdomen is dark brown.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from the Tararua Ranges in Wellington, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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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".[3]

References

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  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. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  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.