Migas plomleyi
Migas plomleyi, also known as Plomley's trapdoor spider, is a species of tree trapdoor spider in the Migidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1989 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Migas |
| Species: | M. plomleyi |
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| Migas plomleyi | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Tasmania.[3] It is only known from the Cataract Gorge–Trevallyn area, in the suburbs of Launceston in the north of the state. It prefers sheltered, humid sites where the ground is covered with a lush growth of lichens or mosses. Only female specimens are known; it has rarely been collected, and is listed as Endangered under Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.[1]
Behaviour
The spiders construct individual parchment-like silk chambers about 2 cm across, on the ground or on moss-covered rocks, the entrances to which are closed by thin trapdoors or lids.[1]
References
- "Listing Statement for Migas plomleyi (Plomley's trapdoor spider) Tasmanian Threatened Species" (PDF). Threatened Species. Dept of Natural Resources and Environment, Tasmania. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- Raven, RJ; Churchill, TB (1989). "A new species of Migas (Araneae, Migidae), with notes on Heteromigas in Tasmania". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 8: 5–8 [5].
- "Species Migas plomleyi Raven & Churchill, 1989". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.