Hexathele petriei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Hexathele |
Species: | H. petriei |
Binomial name | |
Hexathele petriei Goyen, 1887 | |
Synonyms | |
Hexathele petrieii |
Hexathele petriei is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described as Hexathele petrieii in 1887 by Peter Goyen from female and male specimens collected in Otago. [2] The original material has since been lost. It was most recently revised in 1968 by Ray Forster. The neotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]
The female is recorded at 18mm in length. The carapace and legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is yellow with a dark patch dorsally. [1]
This species is only known from Central Otago, New Zealand. It occurs in dry open habitat. Its burrows have been found in association with Raoulia eximia . [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened. [3]
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