Hexathele maitaia explained

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

Taxonomy

This species is described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Nelson. 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.

Distribution

This species is only known from Maitai Valley in Nelson, New Zealand.

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]

Notes and References

1. Forster . Raymond Robert . Wilton . Cecil Louis . 1968-01-01 . The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae . Otago Museum bulletin . 2 . 1–166.
2. Web site: Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 2024-07-22 . collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
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 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.