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Stanwellia inornata

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Stanwellia inornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Pycnothelidae
Genus: Stanwellia
Species:
S. inornata
Binomial name
Stanwellia inornata
Main, 1972[1]

Stanwellia inornata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Pycnothelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1972 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Victoria, in tall open forest habitats with a heath understorey on sandy soils. The type locality is Rose's Gap in the Grampian Mountains.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Main, BY (1972). "The mygalomorph spider genus Stanwellia Rainbow and Pulleine (Dipluridae) and its relationship to Aname Koch and certain other diplurine genera". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 55: 100–114 [109].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Stanwellia inornata Main, 1972". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-26.