''Cethegus multispinosus'' is a
species of
mygalomorph spider in the
Euagridae
''Euagridae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven, who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily. In 2020, Optova et al. elevated it further to a family.
Genera
, the World Spider Catalog ...
family. It is
endemic to Australia. It was
described in 1984 by Australian
arachnologist Robert Raven.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...
in open forest habitats on the
Cape York Peninsula. The
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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is 80 km north of
Musgrave.
Behaviour
The spiders are
fossorial
A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees.
Prehistoric eviden ...
,
terrestrial predators. They construct curtain-like
silk webs.
References
multispinosus
Spiders of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Arthropods of Queensland
Spiders described in 1984
Taxa named by Robert Raven
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