Migas toddae

Migas toddae
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. toddae
Binomial name
Migas toddae Wilton, 1968
Synonyms
Migas toddi

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

Taxonomy

This species was described as "Migas toddi" in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female specimens collected in Otago. ^[1] The species name was changed to "toddae" in 1983. ^[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. ^[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 10.1mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is pale brown grey but more purplish dorsally. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Trotters Gorge in Otago, 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. Brignoli, Paolo M. (1983). Merrett, Peter (ed.). A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. Manchester [Lancashire]; Dover, N.H: Manchester University Press in association with the British Arachnological Society. ISBN   978-0-7190-0856-6.
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.