Migas is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. Most species are found only in New Zealand.[1]

Migas
Female holotype specimen of Migas insularis
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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

Taxonomy

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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, 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]

Species

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As of October 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Gen. Migas L. Koch, 1873", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-10-13
  2. ^ Koch, L. (1873) [title page 1871], "Migas nov. genus", Die Arachniden Australiens, Vol. 1, Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe, pp. 467–469
  3. ^ Wilton, C.L. (1968), "The spiders of New Zealand. Part II. Migidae", Otago Museum Bulletin, 2: 73–126