Migas otari explained

Migas otari 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 Wellington. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000079.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 9.6mm in length. The carapace is orange brown. The legs are pale orange brown. The abdomen is pale brown with a dark medial band dorsally.

Distribution

This species is only known from Otari-Wilton's Bush in Wellington, 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 . 2024-08-01 . 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.