Cataxia stirlingi

Cataxia stirlingi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Cataxia
Species:	C. stirlingi
Binomial name
	Cataxia stirlingi; (Main, 1985)
Synonyms
	Neohomogona stirlingiMain, 1985 ; Homogona stirlingi(Main, 1985);

Last updated December 31, 2023

Cataxia stirlingi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main. The specific epithet refers to the type locality.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Stirling Range of southern Western Australia, in the Mallee bioregion, in montane heathland and adjacent eucalypt forest above 400 m altitude. The type locality is the south base of Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Range National Park, some 337 km south-east of Perth.^[2]^[3]

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References

1 2 Main, BY (1985). "Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: A review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 108: 1–84 [45].
1 2 "Species Cataxia stirlingi (Main, 1985)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
1 2 Rix, MG; Bain, K; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2017). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: Documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape". Journal of Arachnology. 45 (3): 395–423 [417]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-45.1.451 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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[main1985-1] 1 2 Main, BY (1985). "Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: A review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 108: 1–84 [45].

[afd-2] 1 2 "Species Cataxia stirlingi (Main, 1985)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[rbmr2017-3] 1 2 Rix, MG; Bain, K; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2017). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: Documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape". Journal of Arachnology. 45 (3): 395–423 [417]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-45.1.451 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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