Biology:Teyl luculentus
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Short description: Species of spider
| Teyl luculentus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Teyl |
| Species: | T. luculentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Teyl luculentus Main, 1975[1]
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Teyl luculentus, also known as the citrine spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1975 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main, and is the type species of the genus.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in inland south-western Western Australia in low open woodland and open scrub habitats. They are found mainly in Eucalyptus loxophleba and Acacia acuminata plant communities around granite outcrops, and in summer-dry Melaleuca bogs. The type locality is 14.5 km north of the town of Bruce Rock in the Wheatbelt.[2]
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Main, BY (1975). "The citrine spider: a new genus of trap-door spider (Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae)". Western Australian Naturalist 13: 73–78 [74].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Teyl luculentus Main, 1975". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c27a3207-e06d-42c4-8e2a-2465c5527251.
Wikidata ☰ Q2438071 entry
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