Ixamatus broomi
| Ixamatus broomi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Microstigmatidae |
| Genus: | Ixamatus |
| Species: | I. broomi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixamatus broomi | |
Ixamatus broomi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1901 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, in tall open and closed forest habitats, including the border ranges and the Lamington Plateau. The type locality is Hillgrove in the Northern Tablelands.[1][2]
Behaviour
The spiders are terrestrial predators. They construct shallow burrows in humus and tubular silk shelters in logs.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Hogg, HR (1901). "On Australian and New Zealand spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1901 (2): 218–279 [260].
- ^ a b c "Species Ixamatus broomi Hogg, 1901". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-14.