Prethopalpus maini is a subterranean goblin spider in the family Oonopidae.
| Prethopalpus maini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Prethopalpus |
| Species: | P. maini
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| Binomial name | |
| Prethopalpus maini Baehr & Harvey, 2012
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Distribution
editThis species is endemic to Western Australia. It occurs in caves and vuggy geology in the Pilbara.[1]
Description
editThe male and female 1.28 mm 1.16 mm.
Etymology
editThis species is named in honour of Dean C. Main.
References
edit- ^ Baehr, B.C.; Harvey, M.S.; Burger, M. & Thoma, M. (2012). "The New Australasian Goblin Spider Genus Prethopalpus (Araneae, Oonopidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 369: 1–113. doi:10.1206/763.1. hdl:1959.13/1311384.