Trittame mccolli is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet mccolli honours Angus McColl, of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, for contributions of spiders to the Queensland Museum.[1][2]
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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: | Trittame |
| Species: | T. mccolli
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| Trittame mccolli | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Central Queensland in bottle-tree vine thicket habitats. The type locality is Biloela, 120 km inland from Gladstone.[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 [556]. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ a b "Species Trittame mccolli Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-19.