Kwonkan silvestris

Kwonkan silvestris is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Kwonkan silvestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Species:
K. silvestris
Binomial name
Kwonkan silvestris
Main, 1983[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia in woodland and low scrub habitats. The type locality is Juranda, near Balladonia. It also occurs in the Fraser Range.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial predators.[2]

References
  1. Main, BY (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Dipluridae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): two new genera from south Western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17: 925–949 [930].
  2. "Species Kwonkan silvestris Main, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.


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