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

Migas hollowayi

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. hollowayi
Binomial name
Migas hollowayi
Wilton, 1968

Taxonomy

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This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from a single female specimen collected in Wairarapa. The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000047.[2]

Description

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The female is recorded at 9.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is purplish grey with a dark medial line dorsally.[1]

Distribution

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This species is only known from Wairarapa, 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 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. ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  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.