Australothele jamiesoni
Appearance
Australothele jamiesoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Euagridae |
Genus: | Australothele |
Species: | A. jamiesoni
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Binomial name | |
Australothele jamiesoni |
Australothele jamiesoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and the border ranges of north-eastern New South Wales in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Little Yabba Creek in the Conondale Range.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The spiders are arboreal and terrestrial predators which construct tubular silk shelters beneath rocks and logs and on tree trunks in creviced bark.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 [11]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
- ^ a b c "Species Australothele jamiesoni Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-07.