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Kwonkan eboracum

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Kwonkan eboracum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. eboracum
Binomial name
Kwonkan eboracum
Main, 1983[1]

Kwonkan eboracum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in heath and open scrub habitats. The type locality is Eboracum, 22 km north-east of the Wheatbelt town of Tammin.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial predators that construct and shelter in cryptic burrows in plant litter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Main, BY (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Dipluridae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): two new genera from south Western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17: 925–949 [929].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Kwonkan eboracum Main, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-14.