Cethegus lugubris is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.[1][2]
| Cethegus lugubris | |
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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: | Euagridae |
| Genus: | Cethegus |
| Species: | C. lugubris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cethegus lugubris | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Far North Queensland in closed and open forest habitats. The type locality is Somerset at the northernmost tip of the Cape York Peninsula.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct tubular silk webs.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Thorell, T (1881). "Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 17: 1–727 [241].
- ^ a b c "Species Cethegus lugubris Thorell, 1881". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-09.