Hexathele para
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Hexathele para | |
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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. para
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Binomial name | |
Hexathele para Forster, 1968
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Hexathele para is a species of trapdoor spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female and male specimens collected in Taranaki. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 18.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark brown. The abdomen is pale yellow dorsally with 4-5 chevron patterns. The male is identical except in the male leg modifications of typical of Hexathele.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Taranaki, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as Data Deficient with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[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.