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Migas paradoxus

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Migas paradoxus

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species:
M. paradoxus
Binomial name
Migas paradoxus
Koch, 1873

Migas paradoxus is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1873 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch from a single female specimen collected in Auckland. This species is the type for the Migas genus.[2] This species was most recently revised by Cecil Wilton in 1968.[1] The location of the holotype is unknown, but presumed to still exist.[1]

Description

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The female is recorded at 12mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is dark grey.[1]

Distribution

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This species is recorded from the Auckland region and Cuvier Island in 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" and "Data Poor: Trend".[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. ^ Koch, Ludwig; Keyserling, Eduard von; Keyserling, Eugen; Koch, Carl. (1871). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
  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.