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Teranodes montanus
Teranodes montanus, female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Hexathelidae
Genus:	Teranodes
Species:	T. montanus
Binomial name
Teranodes montanus (Hickman, 1927)
Synonyms
Hexathele montanus Raven, 1978 Teranodes montana (Hickman, 1927)

Teranodes montanus is a species of funnel-web spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1927 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Tasmania and Victoria, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is the Higgs Track, Great Western Tiers, near Chudleigh, Tasmania.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators that build silk-lined burrows beneath rocks and rotten logs.

References

1. ^ Hickman, VV (1927). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt 1". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1926: 52–86 .
2. ^ "Species Teranodes montana (Hickman, 1927)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

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• Hexathelidae
• Spiders of Australia
• Endemic fauna of Australia
• Arthropods of Tasmania
• Arthropods of Victoria (state)
• Spiders described in 1927
• Taxa named by Vernon Victor Hickman
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