| Migas variapalpus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Migas |
| Species: | M. variapalpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Migas variapalpus | |
Migas variapalpus is a species of tree trapdoor spider in the Migidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. [1] [2]
The species occurs in north-eastern Queensland. [2]
The family Dipluridae, known as curtain-web spiders are a group of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae, that have two pairs of booklungs, and chelicerae (fangs) that move up and down in a stabbing motion. A number of genera, including that of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax), used to be classified in this family but have now been moved to Hexathelidae.
Plesiolena is a small genus of South American mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Pablo A. Goloboff and Norman I. Platnick in 1987, and it has only been found in Chile. The name is a combination of "plesiomorphy" and the genus Missulena. As of November 2021 it contains only 2 species: P. bonneti and P. jorgelina.
Barychelidae, also known as brushed trapdoor spiders, is a spider family with about 300 species in 42 genera.
Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems. They have a Gondwanan distribution, found almost exclusively on the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Moggridgea is a genus of spiders in the tree dwelling family, Migidae. The genus was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1875, who named the genus after naturalist John Traherne Moggridge.
Bertmainius tingle, also called the tingle trapdoor spider, is a small basal spider endemic to the tingle and karri forest of southwestern Western Australia. This migid family species of Bertmainius was first recorded in the 1990s.
Segregara is a genus of African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1917. As of May 2019 it contains only three species, all found in South Africa: S. abrahami, S. paucispinulosa, and S. transvaalensis. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Idiopidae in 1985.
Homostola is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985, and to the Bemmeridae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Stictogaster and Paromostola.
Heteromigas is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 1902 by Henry Roughton Hogg. As of 2016, it contains two Australian species.
Chenistonia is a genus of spiders in the family Anamidae. It was first described in 1901 by Henry Roughton Hogg. As of 2020, it contains 8 species, all from Australia.
Hermacha is a genus of mygalomorphae spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Entypesidae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Damarchodes and Hermachola.
Pionothele is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. As of June 2020 it contains 2 species, found in Namibia and South Africa: P. gobabeb, and P. straminea. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Pycnothelidae in 2020.
Bertmainius is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2015 by Mark Harvey, Barbara York Main, Michael Rix and Steven Cooper. As of 2017, it contains 7 species, all from Western Australia.
Goloboffia vellardi is a species of spider in the family Migidae, found in Chile. Initially described by Zapfe in 1961 in the genus Migas, Griswold and Ledford moved it to their new genus Goloboffia in 2001, where it was initially the only species. In 2019, more species were described.
Migas is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. Most species are found only in New Zealand.
Heteromigas terraereginae is a species of tree trapdoor spider in the Migidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.
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.
Migas nitens is a species of tree trapdoor spider in the Migidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1927 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.