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Bymainiella terraereginae

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Species of spider

Bymainiella terraereginae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Hexathelidae
Genus: Bymainiella
Species: B. terraereginae
Binomial name
Bymainiella terraereginae
Raven, 1976

Bymainiella terraereginae is a species of funnel-web spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1976 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is the Lamington Plateau.

Behaviour

The spiders are terrestrial predators that build silken tube retreats beneath rocks and logs.

References

  1. ^ Raven, RJ (1976). "A new spider of the genus Hexathele Ausserer (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae) from Australia". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 87: 53–61 .
  2. ^ "Species Bymainiella terraereginae Raven, 1976". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
Taxon identifiers
Bymainiella terraereginae


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