Ixamatus varius

Ixamatus varius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Microstigmatidae
Genus:	Ixamatus
Species:	I. varius
Binomial name
Ixamatus varius (L.Koch, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Ixalus varius L.Koch, 1873

Ixamatus varius is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1873 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in North Queensland in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Eungella National Park, some 80 km west of Mackay.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

1. Koch, L (1873). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 369–472 [469].
2. "Species Ixamatus varius (L.Koch, 1873)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-15.