Mandjelia colemani
Mandjelia colemani is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet colemani honours North Queensland naturalist N. Clyde Coleman, who collected locally.[1][2]
| Mandjelia colemani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. colemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia colemani | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Davies Creek National Park, 20 km south-west of Cairns, on the Atherton Tableland.[2]
References
- Raven, Robert J. (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [356].
- "Species Mandjelia colemani Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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