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Cethegus broomi

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Cethegus broomi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euagridae
Genus: Cethegus
Species:
C. broomi
Binomial name
Cethegus broomi
(Hogg, 1901)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stenygrocercus broomi Hogg, 1901

Cethegus broomi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1901 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales in open forest habitats. The type locality is Hillgrove, about 30 km east of Armidale.[1][2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct silk webs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hogg, HR (1901). "On Australian and New Zealand spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1901 (2): 218–279 [270].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Cethegus broomi (Hogg, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-10.