Biology:Plesiothele
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Plesiothele is a monotypic genus of Australian funnel-web spiders containing the single species, Plesiothele fentoni,[1] also known as Lake Fenton trapdoor spider.[2] The genus was first described by Robert John Raven in 1978,[3] and has only been found in Tasmania, Australia.[1][2] Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.[4]
Plesiothele fentoni is a ground-dwelling spider that lives in lidless, silk-lined burrows some 5 cm (2.0 in) deep. It grows to 15 mm (0.6 in) in length. The abdomen is yellow-brown and strongly patterned.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Plesiothele Raven, 1978". World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/1069.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Threatened Species Section (2024). "Lake Fenton Trapdoor Spider (Plesiothele fentoni): Species Management Profile for Tasmania's Threatened Species Link". Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. https://www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Lake-Fenton-Trapdoor-Spider.aspx.
- ↑ Raven, R. J. (1978). "Systematics of the spider subfamily Hexathelinae (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae: Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology 65 (Suppl): 1–75.
- ↑ Raven, R. J. (1980). "The evolution and biogeography of the mygalomorph spider family Hexathelidae (Araneae, Chelicerata)". Journal of Arachnology 8: 256.
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