Hexathele waipa
Appearance
Hexathele waipa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Hexathele |
Species: | H. waipa
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Binomial name | |
Hexathele waipa Forster, 1968
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Hexathele waipa is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in Otago and Southland. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen with a dark central line and chevron patterns dorsally.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Otago and Southland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Not Threatened.[2]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.