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Migas marplesi

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Migas marplesi

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. marplesi
Binomial name
Migas marplesi
Wilton, 1968

Migas marplesi is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female and male specimens collected in Otago. This species is only known from Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 13.2mm in length. The carapace and legs are olive grey. The abdomen is grey brown with transverse bands dorsally. The male is recorded at 8.2mm in length. The carapace and legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is purplish grey dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Otago, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".[2]

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. ^ 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.