| Xamiatus ilara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Microstigmatidae |
| Genus: | Xamiatus |
| Species: | X. ilara |
| Binomial name | |
| Xamiatus ilara Raven, 1982 | |
Xamiatus ilara is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1982 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.
Description
These large spiders have a carapace length of about 14 mm and a total length of up to 90 mm. Colouration of the carapace, chelicerae and legs is mainly reddish-brown, with a grey-black abdomen.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Central Queensland. The type, and only known, locality is open forest dominated by Casuarina, on the Blackdown Tableland west of Rockhampton.
Behaviour
The spiders are terrestrial predators. They construct slanting burrows about 40 cm long in sandy or compact red soils.
References
- ^ Raven, RJ (1982). "On the mygalomorph spider genus Xamiatus Raven (Diplurinae: Dipluridae) with the description of a new species". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 20: 473–478 . Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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| Xamiatus ilara | |
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