Aname mellosa is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Frances Harvey, Volker Framenau, Janine Wojcieszkek, Michael Rix and Mark Harvey.[1][2] The specific epithet mellosa (Latin for ‘honey’ or ‘honey-coloured’) refers to the yellowish-brown colouration of parts of the carapace.[3]
| Aname mellosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. mellosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname mellosa Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszkek, Rix & Harvey, 2012[1]
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in north-west Western Australia. The type locality is Jinayri, 60 km north-west of Newman in the Pilbara region.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Harvey, Frances SB; Framenau, Volker W; Wojcieszek, Janine M; Rix, Michael G; Harvey, Mark S (2012). "Molecular and morphological characterisation of new species in the trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia". Zootaxa. 3383 (1): 15–38 [22]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3383.1.3. hdl:2440/86499.
- ^ a b "Species Aname mellosa Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszkek, Rix & Harvey, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ a b "Aname mellosa Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszek, Rix & Harvey, 2012". GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-20.