Hexathele taumara

Hexathele taumara
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. taumara
Binomial name
Hexathele taumara Forster, 1968

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

Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 16.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are brown. The abdomen is blackish brown and faint pale areas dorsally. The male is recorded at 24.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is dark brown with a pale dorsal area. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Taumaranui, 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.