Beregama aurea

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Beregama aurea
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Female Beregama aurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Beregama
Species:
B. aurea
Binomial name
Beregama aurea
(L. Koch, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Isopeda aurea L. Koch, 1875

Beregama aurea, sometimes called the golden huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to Queensland and parts of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the genus Beregama of huntsman spiders.

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Description

This species closely resembles Beregama cordata . [1] It also resembles several other Australian huntsman spiders, especially species from the genus Neosparassus, although it is much larger than most Neosparassus members. [2]

Range

The species is mostly found in Far North Queensland, but is apparently found as far south as Ballina, New South Wales. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Atkinson, Ron (6 May 2018). "Beregama cordata". Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Atkinson, Ron (21 January 2022). "Beregama aurea". The Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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