Cataxia spinipectoris

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Cataxia spinipectoris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cataxia
Species:
C. spinipectoris
Binomial name
Cataxia spinipectoris
Main, 1969 [1]

Cataxia spinipectoris is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Queensland in tall open forest and dry vine forest habitats. The type locality is Toowoomba. [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Main, BY (1969). "The trap-door spider genus Cataxia Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae): taxonomy and natural history". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 8: 192–209 [201].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cataxia spinipectoris Main, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-10.


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