Migas paradoxus

Migas paradoxus
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. paradoxus
Binomial name
Migas paradoxus Koch, 1873

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1873 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch from a single female specimen collected in Auckland. This species is the type for the Migas genus. ^[2] This species was most recently revised by Cecil Wilton in 1968. ^[1] The location of the holotype is unknown, but presumed to still exist. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 12mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is dark grey. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is recorded from the Auckland region and Cuvier Island in 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". ^[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. Koch, Ludwig; Keyserling, Eduard von; Keyserling, Eugen; Koch, Carl. (1871). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
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.