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Namea flavomaculata

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Namea flavomaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Namea
Species:
N. flavomaculata
Binomial name
Namea flavomaculata
(Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aname flavomaculata Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918

Namea flavomaculata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the subtropical rainforested Scenic Rim border ranges between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Tamborine Mountain.[2][1]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [146]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1918.882.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Namea flavomaculata (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-23.