Migas otari

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

Migas otari 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 in Wellington. ^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000079. ^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.6 mm (0.38 in) in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are pale orange brown. The abdomen is pale brown with a dark medial band dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Otari-Wilton's Bush in Wellington, 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". ^[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. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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.