Moggridgea dyeri
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| Dyer's Moggridgea Trapdoor Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Moggridgea |
| Species: | M. dyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Moggridgea dyeri O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875[1] | |
Moggridgea dyeri is a species of spider in the family Migidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Dyer's Moggridgea trapdoor spider. It is the type species of the genus Moggridgea.[3]
Moggridgea dyeri is known from two provinces in South Africa. It occurs in the Eastern Cape from multiple localities including Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, and Somerset East, and in KwaZulu-Natal from Harding.[3]
Habitat
The species inhabits multiple biomes including the Nama Karoo, Fynbos, Savanna, and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 7 to 737 m above sea level. It is an arboreal, nest-building trapdoor species with adult females collected during seven months of the year, indicating an extended activity period.[3]
Description
Moggridgea dyeri is known only from the female. [3]
