Cataxia barrettae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Karlene Bain, Barbara York Main and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet barrettae honours Sarah Barrett for her pioneering survey work in high altitude habitats of the Great Southern region.[1][2]

Cataxia barrettae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cataxia
Species:
C. barrettae
Binomial name
Cataxia barrettae
Synonyms
  • Neohomogona stirlingi Main, 1985

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the Mallee bioregion, in montane heathland habitats at elevations of over 500 m in the Stirling Range. The type locality is the summit track to Talyuberlup Peak in the Stirling Range National Park.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rix, MG; Bain, K; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (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 (3): 395–423 [400]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-45.1.451. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. ^ a b "Species Cataxia barrettae Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-12.