Hexathele otira

Hexathele otira
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Hexathelidae
Genus:	Hexathele
Species:	H. otira
Binomial name
Hexathele otira Forster, 1968

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

Taxonomy

This species is described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Westland and Canterbury. The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 20.5mm in length. The carapace is red to orange brown. The legs are dark brown. The abdomen is dark brow with five pale patches dorsally. The male is recorded at 15.5mm in length. The colouration is similar to the female, but the carapace and legs are darker. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland and Canterbury, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened. ^[2]

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. 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.