Namirea eungella is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet eungella refers to the species’ distribution.[1][2]
| Namirea eungella | |
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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: | Euagridae |
| Genus: | Namirea |
| Species: | N. eungella
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| Binomial name | |
| Namirea eungella | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Mackay Region of North Queensland, including Finch Hatton and the Eungella National Park, in open forest as well as rainforest and coastal vine thicket habitats. The type locality is Homevale, some 820 km north-west of Brisbane.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators that build curtain webs over their burrows.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 [56]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
- ^ a b c "Species Namirea eungella Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-11.