Conothele doleschalli

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

Conothele doleschalliiThorell, 1881

Conothele doleschalli is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Halonoproctidae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and 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 and south-eastern Papua New Guinea. The type locality is Somerset, at the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula. [1] [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thorell, T (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. 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 [237].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Conothele doleschallii Thorell, 1881". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-21.


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