Migas lomasi
| Migas lomasi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Migas |
| Species: | M. lomasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Migas lomasi Wilton, 1968 | |
Migas lomasi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Migidae (tree trapdoor spiders), endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded only from a single locality in the Otago Region of the South Island.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Migas lomasi was described in 1968 by the New Zealand arachnologist Cecil Wilton, in the second part of The Spiders of New Zealand—a monograph co-authored with Ray Forster that revised the New Zealand mygalomorph families Ctenizidae, Dipluridae and Migidae.[1] The description was based on a single female holotype collected at Makarora.[1] The specimen is held in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa under registration number AS.000059.[2]
Description
[edit]The female has a total body length of 16 mm. The carapace and legs are orange brown, and the abdomen is pale purplish brown.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Migas lomasi has only been recorded from Makarora, a small settlement near the head of Lake Wānaka in the Otago Region of the South Island.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, M. lomasi is listed as "Data Deficient", with the qualifiers "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- ↑ "Migas lomasi Wilton, 1968". Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ 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.
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