Cantuaria mestoni

Cantuaria mestoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cantuaria
Species:
C. mestoni
Binomial name
Cantuaria mestoni
(Hickman, 1928)[1]
Synonyms
  • Arbanitis mestoni Hickman, 1928
  • Misgolas mestoni (Hickman, 1928)

Cantuaria mestoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1928 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Woodsdale.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators which construct burrows without trapdoors in grassy sites.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hickman, VV (1928). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt II". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1927: 158–175 [162].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Cantuaria mestoni (Hickman, 1928)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.


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