Migas borealis

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Migas borealis
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Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species:
M. borealis
Binomial name
Migas borealis
Wilton, 1968

Migas borealis is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female specimens collected in Three King Islands. [1] The holotype is stored in Auckland Museum. [2]

Description

The female is recorded at 12.1mm in length. The carapace and legs are chestnut brown. The abdomen is purplish grey. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Great Island in the Three King Islands, New Zealand. [1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location". [3]

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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. ↑ "Migas borealis". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ↑ 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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