Mandjelia iwupataka 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 iwupataka refers to an outstation near the type locality.[1][2]
| Mandjelia iwupataka | |
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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. iwupataka
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia iwupataka | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Northern Territory. The type locality is Standley Chasm, in the Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park, 40 km west of Alice Springs.[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 [370]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b "Species Mandjelia iwupataka Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.