| Cataxia maculata | |
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cataxia |
| Species: | C. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cataxia maculata Rainbow, 1914 | |
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Cataxia maculata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Queensland, in the Eidsvold–Proserpine region, in brigalow and vine thicket open forest habitats. The type locality is the upper Burnett River.
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators which construct burrows with wafer-like trapdoors.
References
- ^ Rainbow, WJ (1914). "Studies in Australian Araneidae. No. 6. The Terretelariae". Records of the Australian Museum. 10: 187–270 .
- ^ "Species Cataxia maculata Rainbow, 1914". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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