Cethegus daemeli is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]
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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: | Euagridae |
| Genus: | Cethegus |
| Species: | C. daemeli
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| Cethegus daemeli | |
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in Far North Queensland in closed forest habitats in the Iron Range area. The type locality is Line Hill, near the Lockhart River Mission.[1][2]
Behaviour edit
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial and arboreal predators. They construct curtain-like silk webs with tubular burrows as shelters beneath logs, in tree buttresses and under bark.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 [37]. doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
- ^ a b c "Species Cethegus daemeli Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.