Hexathele nigra

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

Hexathele nigra
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Hexathelidae
Genus:	Hexathele
Species:	H. nigra
Binomial name
Hexathele nigra Forster, 1968

Taxonomy

This species is described in 1968 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens from Westland. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.^[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 16.5mm in length. The carapace is dark brown. The legs are black. The abdomen is blackish brown with five pale patches dorsally. The female is recorded at 16mm in length. The body colours are similar to the males.^[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened.^[2]

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. 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.