Hexathele wiltoni

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

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

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Taxonomy

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

Description

The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace is creamy yellow. The abdomen is yellowish with a strong chevron pattern dorsally. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Wairarapa and Gisborne regions of 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" and "Data Poor: Trend". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
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