Biology:Australothele jamiesoni

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Short description: Species of spider

Australothele jamiesoni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euagridae
Genus: Australothele
Species:
A. jamiesoni
Binomial name
Australothele jamiesoni
Raven, 1984[1]

Australothele jamiesoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and the border ranges of north-eastern New South Wales in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Little Yabba Creek in the Conondale Range.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are arboreal and terrestrial predators which construct tubular silk shelters beneath rocks and logs and on tree trunks in creviced bark.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 93: 1–102 [11]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Australothele jamiesoni Raven, 1984". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cecef6d4-8775-467d-9181-3c1e735f26e8. 

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