Moggridgea terrestris

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Alicedale Ground Migid Trapdoor Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Moggridgea
Species:
M. terrestris
Binomial name
Moggridgea terrestris
Hewitt, 1914 [1]

Moggridgea terrestris is a species of spider in the family Migidae. [2] It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa and is commonly known as the Alicedale ground Migid trapdoor spider. [3]

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Distribution

Moggridgea terrestris is known only from its type locality at Alicedale in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. [3]

Habitat

The species inhabits the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 283 m above sea level. [3]

Description

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

Ecology

Moggridgea terrestris is a terrestrial, burrowing trapdoor species. [3]

Conservation

Moggridgea terrestris is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from the type locality, and the male remains unknown. Additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range and collect male specimens. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1914 and later revised by Charles E. Griswold in 1987. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Hewitt, J. (1914). "Descriptions of new Arachnida from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown. 3: 1–37.
  2. ↑ "Moggridgea terrestris Hewitt, 1914". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 24. 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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