Aname mellosa | |
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Scientific 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aname mellosa Harvey, Framenau, Wojcieszek, Rix & Harvey, 2012". GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aname mellosa |
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