Stanwellia annulipes
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Pycnothelidae |
| Genus: | Stanwellia |
| Species: | S. annulipes |
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| Stanwellia annulipes | |
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Stanwellia annulipes is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Pycnothelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1842 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Tasmania in closed forest habitats.[2]
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. Their burrows do not have trapdoors.[2]
References
- ^ a b Koch, CL (1842). Die Arachniden. Getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Vol. 9. Nürnberg: C.H. Zeh'schen. pp. 1–108 [52].
- ^ a b c "Species Stanwellia annulipes (C.L. Koch, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-25.