Hexathele maitaia

Hexathele maitaia is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Hexathele maitaia
Conservation status
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Hexathelidae
Genus:	Hexathele
Species:	H. maitaia
Binomial name
Hexathele maitaia Forster, 1968

Taxonomy

This species is described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Nelson.^[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000061.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 22mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown. The abdomen is dark brown.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Maitai Valley in Nelson, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

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

1. 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 2024-07-22.
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.