Hexathele waita | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Hexathele |
Species: | H. waita
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Binomial name | |
Hexathele waita
Forster, 1968
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Hexathele waita is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Wellington. [1] The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000123. [2]
The female is recorded at 28.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown. The abdomen is dark brown. [1]
This species is only known from the Tararua Ranges in Wellington, New Zealand. [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". [3]
Hexathele waita | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Hexathele |
Species: | H. waita
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Binomial name | |
Hexathele waita
Forster, 1968
|
Hexathele waita is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from a single female specimen collected in Wellington. [1] The holotype is stored at Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000123. [2]
The female is recorded at 28.5mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown. The abdomen is dark brown. [1]
This species is only known from the Tararua Ranges in Wellington, New Zealand. [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". [3]