Kwonkan wonganensis

Kwonkan wonganensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Anamidae
Genus:	Kwonkan
Species:	K. wonganensis
Binomial name
	Kwonkan wonganensis; (Main, 1977)[1]
Synonyms
	Dekana wonganensis Main, 1977;

Kwonkan wonganensis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1977 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in open scrub habitats. The type locality is the Wongan Hills.[2]

Behaviour and ecology

The spiders are fossorial predators. They construct shallow, Y-shaped burrows in gravelly loam soils, with turrets of soil and pebbles at the entrances.[2]

References

Main, BY (1977). "Spiders". In Kenneally, KF (ed.). The Natural History of the Wongan Hills. Perth: West Australian Naturalist’s Club. pp. 101–107 [102].
"Species Kwonkan wonganensis (Main, 1977)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-30.

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[main1977-1] Main, BY (1977). "Spiders". In Kenneally, KF (ed.). The Natural History of the Wongan Hills. Perth: West Australian Naturalist’s Club. pp. 101–107 [102].

[afd-2] "Species Kwonkan wonganensis (Main, 1977)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-30.