Trittame xerophila

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Trittame xerophila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Trittame
Species:
T. xerophila
Binomial name
Trittame xerophila
Raven, 1990 [1]

Trittame xerophila is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1990 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. [1] [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern and central Queensland in semi-evergreen vine thicket habitats, including the Rundle Range (the type locality) and the Blackdown Tableland, as well as in the vicinities of Roma and Sapphire Central. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Raven, RJ (1990). "A revision of the Australian spider genus Trittame Koch (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae) and a new related genus". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 4: 21–54 [45].
  2. "Species Trittame xerophila Raven, 1990". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [563]. Retrieved 2023-07-18.