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Species of spider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Migas paradoxus is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Migas paradoxus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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]
The female is recorded at 12mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are yellow brown. The abdomen is dark grey.[1]
This species is recorded from the Auckland region and Cuvier Island in New Zealand.[1]
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]
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