Migas hesperus

Migas hesperus
Data Deficit
Data Deficit (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species:
M. hesperus
Binomial name
Migas hesperus
Wilton, 1968

Migas hesperus is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female specimens collected in Greymouth. The holotype is stored at Canterbury Museum.

Description

The female is recorded at 12.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is brownish grey.

Distribution

This species is only known from Greymouth, 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.