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Namirea planipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Euagridae
Genus:	Namirea
Species:	N. planipes
Binomial name
Namirea planipes Raven, 1984

Namirea planipes is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland, including the McPherson and adjacent ranges, in open and closed forest habitats. The type locality is Rochedale State Forest, south of Brisbane.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct curtain webs over crevices in rotting logs and in the ground.

References

1. ^ Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 . doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
2. ^ "Species Namirea planipes Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

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• Arthropods of Queensland
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• Taxa named by Robert Raven
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