Biology:Kwonkan wonganensis

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Short description: Species of spider

Kwonkan wonganensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. wonganensis
Binomial name
Kwonkan wonganensis
(Main, 1977)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dekana wonganensis Main, 1977

Kwonkan wonganensis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1977 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in open scrub habitats. The type locality is the Wongan Hills.[2]

Behaviour and ecology

The spiders are fossorial predators. They construct shallow, Y-shaped burrows in gravelly loam soils, with turrets of soil and pebbles at the entrances.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Main, BY (1977). "Spiders". in Kenneally, KF. The Natural History of the Wongan Hills. Perth: West Australian Naturalist’s Club. pp. 101–107 [102]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Kwonkan wonganensis (Main, 1977)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5dd7b08e-038b-40dd-9daa-4275fc9e862d. 

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