''Questo'' is a
monotypic
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genus
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of
Australia
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n
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...
spiders in the family
Trachycosmidae
Trachycosmidae, is a family of spiders in the infraorder Araneomorphae.
Identification
They can be identified by the lateral spinnerets, which are separated by the length of their diameter and have their complete distal article without inflata ...
containing the single species, ''Questo annuello'', named after where it was found,
Annuello, Victoria
Annuello is a locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Annuello is located in a wheat growing area begun by soldier settlers after World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) ...
. It was first described by
Norman I. Platnick
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in 2002,
and has only been found in
Australia
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.
References
Gallieniellidae
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
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