Hexathele exemplar is a species of Mygalomorph spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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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. exemplar
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexathele exemplar Forster, 1968
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1960 by Arthur Parrott from female and male specimens collected in Westland.[2] The holotype is stored at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03018109.[3]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are reddish brown. The abdomen is greyish brown with a pair of pale areas on the antero-dorsal surface. The male is recorded at 20mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark orange brown. The abdomen is dark black brown but more pale on the antero-dorsal surface.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder 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".[4]
References
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- ^ a b c Forster, Raymond Robert; Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166.
- ^ Parrott, A.W. (1960). "Notes on New Zealand mygalomorph spiders, with a description of a new species". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 197–202.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.