Jump to content

Cataxia pulleinei

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Maias (talk | contribs) at 01:22, 10 August 2023 (+etymology). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cataxia pulleinei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cataxia
Species:
C. pulleinei
Binomial name
Cataxia pulleinei
(Rainbow, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Homogona pulleinei Rainbow, 1914

Cataxia pulleinei is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow. The specific epithet pulleinei honours fellow arachnologist Robert Henry Pulleine. [1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, including the McPherson Ranges, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Lismore in the Northern Rivers region.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators which construct burrows with flap-like trapdoors in tree stumps, logs and soil.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Rainbow, WJ (1914). "Studies in Australian Araneidae. No. 6. The Terretelariae". Records of the Australian Museum. 10: 187–270 [189].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Cataxia pulleinei (Rainbow, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-09.