Species Cataxia cunicularius (Main, 1983)
- Homogona cunicularis Main, B.Y. 1983. Systematics of the trapdoor spider genus Homogona Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae: Homogoninae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22: 81-92 figs 1-29 [89].
Type data:
Holotype QM W2472 ♀ adult, North Cedar Creek (between Atherton and Ravenshoe), QLD.
Paratype(s) QM W3654 ♂ adult.
Generic Combinations
- Cataxia cunicularius (Main, 1983). —
Rix, M.G., Bain, K., Main, B.Y., Raven,R.J., Austin, A.D., Cooper, S.J.B. & Harvey, M.S. 2017. Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape. Journal of Arachnology 45: 395–423 [572]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northern mountainous areas only.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, fossorial, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrow with collar-like entrance and no door.
General References
Main, B.Y. 1983. Systematics of the trapdoor spider genus Homogona Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae: Homogoninae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 22: 81-92 figs 1-29
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Oct-2020 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |