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Ixamatus varius

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Ixamatus varius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Microstigmatidae
Genus: Ixamatus
Species:
I. varius
Binomial name
Ixamatus varius
(L.Koch, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ixalus varius L.Koch, 1873

Ixamatus varius is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1873 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in North Queensland in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Eungella National Park, some 80 km west of Mackay.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Koch, L (1873). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 369–472 [469].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Ixamatus varius (L.Koch, 1873)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-15.