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Aname mellosa

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Species of spider

Aname mellosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Aname
Species: A. mellosa
Binomial name
Aname mellosa
Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszkek, Rix & Harvey, 2012

Aname mellosa is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Frances Harvey, Volker Framenau, Janine Wojcieszkek, Michael Rix and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet mellosa (Latin for ‘honey’ or ‘honey-coloured’) refers to the yellowish-brown colouration of parts of the carapace.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in north-west Western Australia. The type locality is Jinayri, 60 km north-west of Newman in the Pilbara region.

References

  1. ^ Harvey, Frances SB; Framenau, Volker W; Wojcieszek, Janine M; Rix, Michael G; Harvey, Mark S (2012). "Molecular and morphological characterisation of new species in the trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia". Zootaxa. 3383 (1): 15–38 . doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3383.1.3. hdl:2440/86499.
  2. ^ "Species Aname mellosa Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszkek, Rix & Harvey, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "Aname mellosa Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszek, Rix & Harvey, 2012". GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
Taxon identifiers
Aname mellosa


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