Australothele montana is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Australothele montana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euagridae
Genus: Australothele
Species:
A. montana
Binomial name
Australothele montana
Raven, 1984[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in northeastern New South Wales. The type locality is a closed forest in the New England National Park.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct burrows lined with silk tubes beneath logs and rocks.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 [17]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Australothele montana Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.