Chenistonia trevallynia

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

Chenistonia trevallynia is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1926 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Trevallyn, a suburb of Launceston in the north of the state.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct silk-lined tubes in burrows beneath logs and rocks in wet situations.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hickman, VV (1926). "Notes on a Tasmanian Araneidae with a description of a new species". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1925: 171–186 [171].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Chenistonia trevallynia Hickman, 1926". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-26.


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