Migas insularis

Migas insularis
Conservation status
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Migidae
Genus:	Migas
Species:	M. insularis
Binomial name
Migas insularis Wilton, 1968

Migas insularis is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from a single female specimen collected on Little Barrier Island by Graham Turbott in 1945. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Auckland Museum under registration number AMNZ5060. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.3mm in length, The abdomen and carapace are bright orange brown (paler in the latter). The abdomen is brownish grey. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

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

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. "Migas insularis". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
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.