| Elegant Banded-Legged Trapdoor Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Poecilomigas |
| Species: | P. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilomigas elegans Griswold, 1987 [1] | |
Poecilomigas elegans is a species of spider in the family Migidae. [2] It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and is commonly known as the elegant banded-legged trapdoor spider. [3]
Poecilomigas elegans is known only from its type locality at Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. [3]
The species inhabits the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome at an altitude of 527 m above sea level. [3]
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Poecilomigas elegans is known only from the male. The opisthosoma dorsum is pale with antero-median dark diamond and chevron pattern, distinguishing it from P. abrahami which has broad, dark bands. [3]
Poecilomigas elegans is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from the type collection of a single male. The female remains unknown, and additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range. [3]
The species was described by Charles E. Griswold in 1987 during his revision of the genus Poecilomigas. [1]
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