Namea nigritarsus, also known as the black-footed wishbone spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Michael Rix, Jeremy Wilson and Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Namea nigritarsus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Namea
Species:
N. nigritarsus
Binomial name
Namea nigritarsus
Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2020[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland in subtropical rainforest habitats. The type locality is Mount Glorious in the D'Aguilar Range near Brisbane.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Harvey, MS (2020). "The open-holed trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae: Namea) of Australia's D'Aguilar Range: revealing an unexpected subtropical hotspot of rainforest diversity". Zootaxa. 4861: 71–91 [85].
  2. ^ a b "Species Namea nigritarsus Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-23.