Stanwellia minor

Stanwellia minor
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. minor
Binomial name
Stanwellia minor
Synonyms
  • Aname minor Kulczyński, 1908

Stanwellia minor is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Pycnothelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1908 by Polish arachnologist Władysław Kulczyński.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Kulczynski, W (1908). "Araneae Musei Nationalis Hungarici in regionibus Indici et Australica a Ludovici Biro collectae". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica). 6: 428–494 [457].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Stanwellia minor (Kulczynski, 1908)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-26.


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