Stanwellia nebulosa

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Stanwellia nebulosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Pycnothelidae
Genus: Stanwellia
Species:
S. nebulosa
Binomial name
Stanwellia nebulosa
(Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aname nebulosaRainbow & Pulleine, 1918
  • Aname confusaRainbow & Pulleine, 1918

Stanwellia nebulosa, also known as the nebular trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Pycnothelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east South Australia, including the Mount Lofty Ranges and the environs of Adelaide, in low woodland and open forest habitats on the loamy or limestone soils in which the spiders dig their burrows. Type localities include Mylor and Mallala. [2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [147]. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1918.882 .
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Stanwellia nebulosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-25.


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