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Teranodes montanus

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Teranodes montanus
Teranodes montanus, female
Scientific classification Edit this 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)[1]
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.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Tasmania and Victoria, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is the Higgs Track, Great Western Tiers, near Chudleigh, Tasmania.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators that build silk-lined burrows beneath rocks and rotten logs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hickman, VV (1927). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt 1". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1926: 52–86 [73].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Teranodes montana (Hickman, 1927)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-19.