Moggridgea leipoldti
| Moggridgea leipoldti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Moggridgea |
| Species: | M. leipoldti
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| Binomial name | |
| Moggridgea leipoldti Purcell, 1903[1]
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Moggridgea leipoldti is a species of spider in the family Migidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3]
Etymology
The species is possibly named after South African poet C. Louis Leipoldt.
Distribution
Moggridgea leipoldti is known only from its type locality at Clanwilliam in the Western Cape province, South Africa.[3]
Habitat
The species inhabits the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 78 m above sea level.[3]
Description
Moggridgea leipoldti is known only from the female. Like other members of the genus, it is a trapdoor spider.[3]
Conservation
Moggridgea leipoldti is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species is known only from the type locality, and the male remains unknown. Additional sampling is needed to determine the species' range and collect male specimens.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Henry Purcell in 1903 and later revised by Charles E. Griswold in 1987.[4]
References
- ^ Purcell, W.F. (1903). "New South African spiders of the families Migidae, Ctenizidae, Barychelidae Dipluridae, and Lycosidae". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 69–142.
- ^ "Moggridgea leipoldti Purcell, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Migidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 12. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6735880. Retrieved 21 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Griswold, C.E. (1987). "The African members of the trap-door spider family Migidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) 1: the genus Moggridgea O. P.-Cambridge, 1875". Annals of the Natal Museum. 28: 1–118.