Biology:Namirea planipes

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

Namirea planipes 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 south-eastern Queensland, including the McPherson and adjacent ranges, in open and closed forest habitats. The type locality is Rochedale State Forest, south of Brisbane.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct curtain webs over crevices in rotting logs and in the ground.[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 [52]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Namirea planipes Raven, 1984". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/14b357fe-18be-4a51-a632-d86516b81144. 

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