Migas hollowayi explained

Migas hollowayi 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 Wairarapa. The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000047.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen is purplish grey with a dark medial line dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Wairarapa, 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 . 2024-07-30 . 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.