Xamiatus ilara
| Xamiatus ilara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Microstigmatidae |
| Genus: | Xamiatus |
| Species: | X. ilara |
| Binomial name | |
| Xamiatus ilara | |
Xamiatus ilara is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1982 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1]
Description
These large spiders have a carapace length of about 14 mm and a total length of up to 90 mm. Colouration of the carapace, chelicerae and legs is mainly reddish-brown, with a grey-black abdomen.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Central Queensland. The type, and only known, locality is open forest dominated by Casuarina, on the Blackdown Tableland west of Rockhampton.[1]
Behaviour
The spiders are terrestrial predators. They construct slanting burrows about 40 cm long in sandy or compact red soils.[1]
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