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Kwonkan silvestris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Anamidae
Genus:	Kwonkan
Species:	K. silvestris
Binomial name
Kwonkan silvestris Main, 1983

Kwonkan silvestris is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia in woodland and low scrub habitats. The type locality is Juranda, near Balladonia. It also occurs in the Fraser Range.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial predators.

References

1. ^ Main, BY (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Dipluridae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): two new genera from south Western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17: 925–949 .
2. ^ "Species Kwonkan silvestris Main, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

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