Mandjelia madura

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Mandjelia madura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Mandjelia
Species:
M. madura
Binomial name
Mandjelia madura

Mandjelia madura is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet madura refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in south-east Western Australia. The type locality is about 50 km east of Madura.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [373]. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "Species Mandjelia madura Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-01.