Synothele subquadrata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet subquadrata refers to the spider's subquadrate (squareish) eye-group arrangement.[1][2]
Synothele subquadrata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | Synothele |
Species: | S. subquadrata
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Binomial name | |
Synothele subquadrata |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia in rainforest habitats. The type locality is South West Osborn Island in the Bonaparte Archipelago.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ 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 [542]. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele subquadrata Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-15.