''Cataxia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Australia
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n
armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by
William Joseph Rainbow
William Joseph Rainbow (1856–1919) was an entomologist and arachnologist whose work includes the first catalogue of Australian spiders.
Life
Rainbow was born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England. His father was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Marines, ...
in 1914.
Species
it contains fifteen species:
*''
Cataxia babindaensis''
Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
, 1969 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia barrettae''
Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey
Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit
* Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...
, 2017 – Australia (Western Australia)
*''
Cataxia bolganupensis''
(Main, 1985) – Australia (Western Australia)
*''
Cataxia colesi''
Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017 – Australia (Western Australia)
*''
Cataxia cunicularis''
(Main, 1983) – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia dietrichae''
Main, 1985 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia eungellaensis''
Main, 1969 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia maculata''
Rainbow, 1914 (
type) – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia melindae''
Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017 – Australia (Western Australia)
*''
Cataxia pallida''
(Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia pulleinei''
(Rainbow, 1914) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
*''
Cataxia sandsorum''
Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017 – Australia (Western Australia)
*''
Cataxia spinipectoris''
Main, 1969 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cataxia stirlingi''
(Main, 1985) – Australia (Western Australia)
*''
Cataxia victoriae''
(Main, 1985) – Australia (Victoria)
See also
*
List of Idiopidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Idiopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Arbanitis''
'' Arbanitis'' L. Koch, 1874
* '' A. andrewsi'' (Hogg, 1902) — Australia (South Australia)
* '' A. baehrae'' (Wishart ...
References
Further reading
*
Idiopidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
Taxa named by William Joseph Rainbow
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