Aname pallida

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Aname pallida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Aname
Species:
A. pallida
Binomial name
Aname pallida
L.Koch, 1873 [1]
Synonyms
  • Chenistonia giraultiRainbow, 1914

Aname pallida, also known as the greater wishbone spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1873 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Queensland in open sclerophyll forest habitats, as well as in vine thickets in coastal areas. The type locality is Bowen. [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Koch, L (1873). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 369–472 [465].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Aname pallida L. Koch, 1873". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-17.