Swolnpes darwini is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2009 by Australian arachnologists Barbara York Main and Volker Framenau.[1][2]

Swolnpes darwini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Swolnpes
Species:
S. darwini
Binomial name
Swolnpes darwini

Distribution and habitat edit

The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is the Tropicana mining lease, in the Great Victoria Desert, 450 km north-east of Kalgoorlie.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Main, BY; Framenau, VW (2009). "A new genus of mygalomorph spider from the Great Victoria Desert and neighbouring arid country in south-eastern Western Australia (Araneae: Nemesiidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 25: 277–285 [279].
  2. ^ a b "Species Swolnpes darwini Main & Framenau, 2009". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-15.