Selenocosmia strenua
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Selenocosmia |
Species: | S. strenua
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Selenocosmia strenua is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Theraphosidae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The type locality is Somerset, at the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The spiders are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Thorell, T (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 17: 1–727 [253].
- ^ a b c "Species Selenocosmia strenua (Thorell, 1881)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-21.