Moggridgea pymi

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Pym's Tree Trapdoor Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Moggridgea
Species:
M. pymi
Binomial name
Moggridgea pymi
Hewitt, 1914 [1]
Synonyms
  • Moggridgea chirindaensisBenoit, 1962

Moggridgea pymi is a species of spider in the family Migidae. [2] It occurs in Zimbabwe and South Africa and is commonly known as Pym's tree trapdoor spider. [3]

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Distribution

Moggridgea pymi occurs in Zimbabwe and in Limpopo province of South Africa, where it is known from Wylie's Poort and Klein Kariba. [3]

Habitat

The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 1,052 to 1,429 m above sea level. One specimen was collected from a nest at the foot of a baobab tree. [3]

Description

Moggridgea pymi is known only from the female. [3]

Conservation

Moggridgea pymi is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Although known only from females and additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range more accurately within South Africa, it also occurs in Zimbabwe and there is extensive natural habitat within its range. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1914 from Zimbabwe. Charles E. Griswold's 1987 revision synonymized Moggridgea chirindaensis Benoit, 1962 with this species. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Hewitt, J. (1914). "Descriptions of new Arachnida from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown. 3: 1–37.
  2. ↑ "Moggridgea pymi Hewitt, 1914". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Migidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 19. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6735880 . Retrieved 21 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Griswold, C.E. (1987). "The African members of the trap-door spider family Migidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) 1: the genus Moggridgea O. P.-Cambridge, 1875". Annals of the Natal Museum. 28: 1–118.
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