Synothele rubripes is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet rubripes comes from the Latin for "red legs", referring to the spiders’ reddish tarsi.[1][2]

Synothele rubripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Synothele
Species:
S. rubripes
Binomial name
Synothele rubripes
Raven, 1994[1]

Distribution and habitat edit

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is 16 km south of Dwellingup on the Darling Scarp.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [540]. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele rubripes Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-15.