Swolnpes darwini

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swolnpes darwini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Swolnpes
Species:
S. darwini
Binomial name
Swolnpes darwini

Swolnpes darwini is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2009 by Australian arachnologists Barbara York Main and Volker Framenau.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is the Tropicana mining lease, in the Great Victoria Desert, 450 km north-east of Kalgoorlie.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Main, BY; Framenau, VW (2009). "A new genus of mygalomorph spider from the Great Victoria Desert and neighbouring arid country in south-eastern Western Australia (Araneae: Nemesiidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 25: 277–285 [279].
  2. ^ a b "Species Swolnpes darwini Main & Framenau, 2009". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.