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Mandjelia colemani

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Species of spider

Mandjelia colemani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Mandjelia
Species: M. colemani
Binomial name
Mandjelia colemani
Raven & Churchill, 1994

Mandjelia colemani is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet colemani honours North Queensland naturalist N. Clyde Coleman, who collected locally.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Davies Creek National Park, 20 km south-west of Cairns, on the Atherton Tableland.

References

  1. ^ Raven, Robert J. (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 .
  2. ^ "Species Mandjelia colemani Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
Taxon identifiers
Mandjelia colemani


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