Moggridgea paucispina
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| Wonderboompoort Rock 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. paucispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Moggridgea paucispina Hewitt, 1916[1] | |
Moggridgea paucispina is a species of spider in the family Migidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Wonderboompoort Rock Moggridgea trapdoor spider.[3]
Moggridgea paucispina has been recorded from four provinces in South Africa: Gauteng (Pretoria/Tshwane), Limpopo (Leydsdorp), North West (Rustenburg, Silkaatsnek), and Mpumalanga (Barberton).[3]
Habitat
Lifestyle
It is an arboreal trapdoor spider, with one specimen collected from a nest situated in a corner of an overhanging rock. Adult females were collected from April to May.[3]
Description
Moggridgea paucispina is known from both sexes.[3]
