Moggridgea pymi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Pym's Tree Trapdoor Spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Moggridgea
Species:
M. pymi
Binomial name
Moggridgea pymi
Hewitt, 1914[1]
Synonyms
  • Moggridgea chirindaensis Benoit, 1962

Moggridgea pymi is a species of spider in the family Migidae.[2] It occurs in Zimbabwe and South Africa and is commonly known as Pym's tree trapdoor spider.[3]

Moggridgea pymi occurs in Zimbabwe and in Limpopo province of South Africa, where it is known from Wylie's Poort and Klein Kariba.[3]

Habitat

The species inhabits the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 1,052 to 1,429 m above sea level. One specimen was collected from a nest at the foot of a baobab tree.[3]

Description

Moggridgea pymi is known only from the female.[3]

Conservation

Taxonomy

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