Migas | |
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Female holotype specimen of Migas insularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Migidae |
Genus: |
Migas L. Koch, 1873 [1] |
Diversity [1] | |
34 species |
Migas is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. Most species are found only in New Zealand. [1]
The genus Migas was erected by Ludwig Koch in 1873, for the species Migas paradoxus. [1] [2] Of the 34 species accepted as of October 2017 [update], 26 were described by C. L. Wilton in 1968, all from New Zealand. [1] Many of the species are very similar in external appearance, being distinguished by the internal structure of the female genitalia. [3]
As of October 2017 [update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species: [1]
Migas | |
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Female holotype specimen of Migas insularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Migidae |
Genus: |
Migas L. Koch, 1873 [1] |
Diversity [1] | |
34 species |
Migas is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. Most species are found only in New Zealand. [1]
The genus Migas was erected by Ludwig Koch in 1873, for the species Migas paradoxus. [1] [2] Of the 34 species accepted as of October 2017 [update], 26 were described by C. L. Wilton in 1968, all from New Zealand. [1] Many of the species are very similar in external appearance, being distinguished by the internal structure of the female genitalia. [3]
As of October 2017 [update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species: [1]