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

Mandjelia iwupataka 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 iwupataka refers to an outstation near the type locality.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Northern Territory. The type locality is Standley Chasm, in the Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park, 40 km west of Alice Springs.

References

1. ^ Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 . Retrieved 2023-06-30.
2. ^ "Species Mandjelia iwupataka Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.

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