Cethegus lugubris

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Cethegus lugubris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euagridae
Genus: Cethegus
Species:
C. lugubris
Binomial name
Cethegus lugubris
Thorell, 1881 [1]

Cethegus lugubris is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland in closed and open forest habitats. The type locality is Somerset at the northernmost tip of the Cape York Peninsula. [1] [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct tubular silk webs. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thorell, T (1881). "Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 17: 1–727 [241].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cethegus lugubris Thorell, 1881". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-09.


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