Xamiatus bulburin
Xamiatus bulburin is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1981 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Microstigmatidae |
Genus: | Xamiatus |
Species: | X. bulburin |
Binomial name | |
Xamiatus bulburin | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Central Queensland in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Bulburin, some 120 km south of Gladstone.[1][2]
Behaviour
The spiders are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- Raven, RJ (1981). "A review of the Australian genera of the mygalomorph spider subfamily Diplurinae (Dipluridae, Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 29: 321–363.
- "Species Xamiatus bulburin Raven, 1981". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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