Migas plomleyi

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Migas plomleyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species:
M. plomleyi
Binomial name
Migas plomleyi
Raven & Churchill, 1989 [2]

Migas plomleyi, also known as Plomley's trapdoor spider, is a species of tree trapdoor spider in the Migidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1989 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. [2] [3]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania. [3] It is only known from the Cataract Gorge–Trevallyn area, in the suburbs of Launceston in the north of the state. It prefers sheltered, humid sites where the ground is covered with a lush growth of lichens or mosses. Only female specimens are known; it has rarely been collected, and is listed as Endangered under Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. [1]

Behaviour

The spiders construct individual parchment-like silk chambers about 2 cm across, on the ground or on moss-covered rocks, the entrances to which are closed by thin trapdoors or lids. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Listing Statement for Migas plomleyi (Plomley's trapdoor spider) Tasmanian Threatened Species" (PDF). Threatened Species. Dept of Natural Resources and Environment, Tasmania. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. 1 2 Raven, RJ; Churchill, TB (1989). "A new species of Migas (Araneae, Migidae), with notes on Heteromigas in Tasmania". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 8: 5–8 [5].
  3. 1 2 "Species Migas plomleyi Raven & Churchill, 1989". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.


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