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Synothele parifusca

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Synothele parifusca
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. parifusca
Binomial name
Synothele parifusca
(Main, 1954)[1]
Synonyms
  • Encyocrypta parifusca Main, 1954

Synothele parifusca is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1954 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Recherche Archipelago, off the south coast of Western Australia. The type locality is Mondrain Island.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Main, BY (1954). "Spiders and Opiliones". Australian Geographical Society Reports. 1: The Archipelago of the Recherche (6): 37–53 [37].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Synothele parifusca (Main, 1954)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-16.