Migas cumberi

Species of spider

Migas cumberi
Conservation status

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. cumberi
Binomial name
Migas cumberi
Wilton, 1968

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

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from a single female specimen collected in Nelson.[1] The holotype is stored at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014986.[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 11.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are chestnut brown. The abdomen is purplish grey.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from 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

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Migas cumberi
  • Wikidata: Q2322158
  • ADW: Migas_cumberi
  • CoL: 6RKQT
  • EoL: 1180880
  • GBIF: 5173654
  • iNaturalist: 392696
  • IRMNG: 10029388
  • ITIS: 861723
  • NZOR: 48093922-58c4-46fc-a7ed-66e182f13092
  • Open Tree of Life: 3577187
  • uBio: 2064638
  • WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000950
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