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Migas australis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Migas australis
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Migas
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Migas australis
Wilton, 1968

Migas australis is a species of mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described in 1968 by Cecil Wilton from female and male specimens collected in Fiordland. The holotype is stored at Otago Museum.[1]

Description

The female is recorded at 11.8mm in length. The carapace and legs are orange brown. The abdomen brownish grey. The male is recorded at 8.3mm in length. The carapace is yellowish brown. The legs are greenish brown. The abdomen is dark grey.[1]

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