Biology:Conothele doleschalli

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Short description: Species of spider

Conothele doleschalli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Halonoproctidae
Genus: Conothele
Species:
C. doleschalli
Binomial name
Conothele doleschalli
Thorell, 1881[1]
Synonyms

Conothele doleschallii Thorell, 1881

Conothele doleschalli is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Halonoproctidae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland and south-eastern Papua New Guinea. The type locality is Somerset, at the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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