Biology:Xamiatus bulburin

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Short description: Species of spider

Xamiatus bulburin
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Microstigmatidae
Genus: Xamiatus
Species:
X. bulburin
Binomial name
Xamiatus bulburin
Raven, 1981[1]

Xamiatus bulburin is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1981 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Central Queensland in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Bulburin, some 120 km south of Gladstone.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1981). "A review of the Australian genera of the mygalomorph spider subfamily Diplurinae (Dipluridae, Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 321–363. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Xamiatus bulburin Raven, 1981". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/df50fe2a-7948-4a0c-8600-8c54d02b1b0a. 

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