Stanwellia pexa

Stanwellia pexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Pycnothelidae
Genus: Stanwellia
Species:
S. pexa
Binomial name
Stanwellia pexa
(Hickman, 1930)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aname pexa Hickman, 1930

Stanwellia pexa is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Pycnothelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1930 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania, including Bass Strait islands, along coastlines in supralittoral habitats. The type locality is Prince of Wales Bay, Derwent Park, Hobart.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hickman, VV (1930). "Studies in Tasmanian Spiders. Pt IV". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1929: 87–122 [87].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Stanwellia pexa (Hickman, 1930)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-25.


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