| Paraembolides montisbossi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Paraembolides |
| Species: | P. montisbossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraembolides montisbossi | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paraembolides montisbossi is a species of funnel-web spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. [1] [2]
The species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is the Mount Banda Banda Beech Reserve in the Mount Boss State Forest in the Mid North Coast region. [2]
The spiders are terrestrial predators that build silken tubes as shelters beneath logs. [2]
Hexathelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. It is one of a number of families and genera of spiders known as funnel-web spiders. In 2018, the family was substantially reduced in size by genera being moved to three separate families: Atracidae, Macrothelidae and Porrhothelidae. Atracidae includes the most venomous species formerly placed in Hexathelidae.
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