Hexathele ramsayi

Hexathele ramsayi
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. ramsayi
Binomial name
Hexathele ramsayi Forster, 1968

Hexathele ramsayi is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

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

Description

The male is recorded at 14.8mm in length. The carapace is reddish brown. The legs are dark red brown. The abdomen is blackish brown. The female is recorded at 22mm in length. The body colouration is identical to that of the male. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Kakanui Ranges in Otago, 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". ^[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.