Hexathele wiltoni | |
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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. wiltoni
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Binomial name | |
Hexathele wiltoni
Forster, 1968
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Hexathele wiltoni is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in the Wairarapa and Gisbourne regions. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]
The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace is creamy yellow. The abdomen is yellowish with a strong chevron pattern dorsally. [1]
This species is only known from the Wairarapa and Gisbourne regions of New Zealand. [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend". [2]
Hexathele wiltoni | |
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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. wiltoni
|
Binomial name | |
Hexathele wiltoni
Forster, 1968
|
Hexathele wiltoni is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described in 1968 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected in the Wairarapa and Gisbourne regions. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum. [1]
The female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace is creamy yellow. The abdomen is yellowish with a strong chevron pattern dorsally. [1]
This species is only known from the Wairarapa and Gisbourne regions of New Zealand. [1]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend". [2]