Cataxia dietrichae
Appearance
Cataxia dietrichae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Cataxia |
Species: | C. dietrichae
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Binomial name | |
Cataxia dietrichae |
Cataxia dietrichae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in eastern coastal Queensland. The type locality is 9.5 km west of Bowen in the Whitsunday Region.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Main, BY (1985). "Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: A review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 108: 1–84 [19].
- ^ a b "Species Cataxia dietrichae Main, 1985". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Cataxia dietrichae Main, 1985". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. GBIF. 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-12.