| Kwonkan goongarriensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Kwonkan |
| Species: | K. goongarriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kwonkan goongarriensis | |
Kwonkan goongarriensis 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.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in southern Western Australia in heath and open scrub habitats. The type locality is Goongarrie, near Menzies, in the Goldfields region.[2]
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial predators that construct and shelter in cryptic burrows in plant litter.[2]
References
- 1 2 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 [926].
- 1 2 3 "Species Kwonkan goongarriensis Main, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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