Synothele harveyi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Tracey Churchill and Robert Raven. The specific epithet harveyi honours Mark Harvey, Curator of Arachnids at the Western Australian Museum.[1][2]

Synothele harveyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Synothele
Species:
S. harveyi
Binomial name
Synothele harveyi

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in marri and jarrah woodland on lateritic soils. The type locality is Mount Cooke, south-east of Perth on the Darling Scarp.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [514]. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele harveyi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-16.