Biology:Australothele montana

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Australothele montana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euagridae
Genus: Australothele
Species:
A. montana
Binomial name
Australothele montana
Raven, 1984[1]

Australothele montana 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

The species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales. The type locality is closed forest in the New England National Park.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct burrows lined with silk tubes beneath logs and rocks.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 93: 1–102 [17]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Australothele montana Raven, 1984". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/28c7ea4c-542e-4730-a982-8b0a827c9e89. 

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