Mandjelia humphreysi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet humphreysi honours Dr Bill Humphreys, Curator of Ecology and Biogeography at the Western Australian Museum, for his contributions to arachnology in Western Australia.[1][2]
| Mandjelia humphreysi | |
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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: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. humphreysi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia humphreysi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-east Western Australia in gimlet woodland. The type locality is Woodline, near Kalgoorlie.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [367]. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ a b "Species Mandjelia humphreysi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-01.