Biology:Teranodes montanus

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Short description: Species of spider

Teranodes montanus
Teranodes montanus, female (F Hexathelidae) (32790371500).jpg
Teranodes montanus, female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Hexathelidae
Genus: Teranodes
Species:
T. montanus
Binomial name
Teranodes montanus
(Hickman, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hexathele montanus Raven, 1978
  • (Hickman, 1927) Teranodes montana

Teranodes montanus is a species of funnel-web spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1927 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania and Victoria, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is the Higgs Track, Great Western Tiers, near Chudleigh, Tasmania.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators that build silk-lined burrows beneath rocks and rotten logs.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hickman, VV (1927). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt 1". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1926: 52–86 [73]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Teranodes montana (Hickman, 1927)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2c512847-6ebe-44bf-8be0-020dcc54ba36. 

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