Cataxia pallida

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Cataxia pallida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cataxia
Species:
C. pallida
Binomial name
Cataxia pallida
(Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
  • Armadalia pallidaRainbow & Pulleine, 1918

Cataxia pallida is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Queensland in open forest habitats. The type locality is Eidsvold in the North Burnett Region. [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [132].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cataxia pallida (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-10.


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