Kwonkan wonganensis

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Kwonkan wonganensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. wonganensis
Binomial name
Kwonkan wonganensis
(Main, 1977) [1]
Synonyms
  • Dekana wonganensisMain, 1977

Kwonkan wonganensis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1977 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in open scrub habitats. The type locality is the Wongan Hills. [2]

Behaviour and ecology

The spiders are fossorial predators. They construct shallow, Y-shaped burrows in gravelly loam soils, with turrets of soil and pebbles at the entrances. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Main, BY (1977). "Spiders". In Kenneally, KF (ed.). The Natural History of the Wongan Hills. Perth: West Australian Naturalist’s Club. pp. 101–107 [102].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Kwonkan wonganensis (Main, 1977)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-30.