Hexathele exemplar

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

Hexathele exemplar is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1960 by Arthur Parrott from female and male specimens collected in Westland. ^[2] The holotype is stored at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03018109. ^[3]

Description

The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is greyish brown with a pair of pale areas on the antero-dorsal surface. The male is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark orange brown. The abdomen is dark black brown but more pale on the antero-dorsal surface. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, 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". ^[4]

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. Parrott, A.W. (1960). "Notes on New Zealand mygalomorph spiders, with a description of a new species". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 197–202.
3. "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
4. 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.