Stanwellia pexa

Stanwellia pexa is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Pycnothelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]

Stanwellia pexa
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. pexa
Binomial name
Stanwellia pexa
(Hickman, 1930)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aname pexa Hickman, 1930

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania, including Bass Strait islands, along coastlines in supralittoral habitats. The type locality is Prince of Wales Bay, Derwent Park, Hobart.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References
  1. Hickman, VV (1930). "Studies in Tasmanian Spiders. Pt IV". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1929: 87–122 [87].
  2. "Species Stanwellia pexa (Hickman, 1930)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-25.


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