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]
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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: | Microstigmatidae |
| Genus: | Ixamatus |
| Species: | I. varius
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Distribution and habitat
editThe 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
editThe spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Koch, L (1873). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 369–472 [469].
- ^ 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.