Cethegus daemeli

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Cethegus daemeli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euagridae
Genus: Cethegus
Species:
C. daemeli
Binomial name
Cethegus daemeli
Raven, 1984 [1]

Cethegus daemeli is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland in closed forest habitats in the Iron Range area. The type locality is Line Hill, near the Lockhart River Mission. [1] [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial and arboreal predators. They construct curtain-like silk webs with tubular burrows as shelters beneath logs, in tree buttresses and under bark. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 [37]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cethegus daemeli Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.


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