Mandjelia qantas 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 qantas acknowledges support from Qantas Airways Ltd to the XII International Congress of Arachnology, Brisbane, 1992.[1][2]
| Mandjelia qantas | |
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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. qantas
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia qantas | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in coastal Central Queensland in rainforest and vine thicket habitats. The type locality is near the entrance to the Olsen's Caves complex, 23 km north of Rockhampton.[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 [383]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b "Species Mandjelia qantas Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.