Plesiothele

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Plesiothele
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Hexathelidae
Genus: Plesiothele
Raven, 1978[1]
Species:
P. fentoni
Binomial name
Plesiothele fentoni
(Hickman, 1936)
Synonyms

Hexathele fentoni Hickman, 1936

Plesiothele is a monotypic genus of Australian funnel-web spiders containing the single species, Plesiothele fentoni,[2] also known as Lake Fenton trapdoor spider.[3] The genus was first described by Robert John Raven in 1978,[1] and has only been found in Tasmania, Australia.[2][3] Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.[4]

Plesiothele fentoni is a ground-dwelling spider that lives in lidless, silk-lined burrows some 5 cm (2.0 in) deep. It grows to 15 mm (0.6 in) in length. The abdomen is yellow-brown and strongly patterned.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Raven, R. J. (1978). "Systematics of the spider subfamily Hexathelinae (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae: Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 65 (Suppl): 1–75.
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Plesiothele Raven, 1978". World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Threatened Species Section (2024). "Lake Fenton Trapdoor Spider (Plesiothele fentoni): Species Management Profile for Tasmania's Threatened Species Link". Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ Raven, R. J. (1980). "The evolution and biogeography of the mygalomorph spider family Hexathelidae (Araneae, Chelicerata)". Journal of Arachnology. 8: 256.


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