Migas saxatilis

Migas saxatilis
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. saxatilis
Binomial name
Migas saxatilis Wilton, 1968

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female and male specimens collected in Banks Peninsula. The location of the holotype was not explicitly stated. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 11mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark, tinged with green but lighter in the latter. The abdomen is purplish brown dorsally with a pattern. In contrast, the male is recorded at 6.4mm in length. The carapace is pale orange whilst the legs are greenish brown. The abdomen is brown with a pattern dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. ^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Range Restricted". ^[2]

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. 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.