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Migas toddae

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Migas toddae

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species:
M. toddae
Binomial name
Migas toddae
Wilton, 1968
Synonyms

Migas toddi

Migas toddae is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described as "Migas toddi" in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female specimens collected in Otago.[1] The species name was changed to "toddae" in 1983.[2] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 10.1mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is pale brown grey but more purplish dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Trotters Gorge in Otago, New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

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Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  2. ^ Brignoli, Paolo M. (1983). Merrett, Peter (ed.). A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. Manchester [Lancashire]; Dover, N.H: Manchester University Press in association with the British Arachnological Society. ISBN 978-0-7190-0856-6.
  3. ^ 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.