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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Pycnothelidae |
Genus: | Stanwellia |
Species: | S. annulipes |
Binomial name | |
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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
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