Mandjelia wyandotte 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 wyandotte refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Mandjelia wyandotte | |
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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. wyandotte
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia wyandotte | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Far North Queensland in open forest with grassland habitats. The type locality is Wyandotte Creek, between Mount Garnet and Charters Towers in the Tablelands Region.[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 [391]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b "Species Mandjelia wyandotte Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.