Ixamatus webbae
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| genus = Ixamatus
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| authority = Raven, 1982{{cite journal| last=Raven| first=RJ| year=1982| title=Systematics of the Australian mygalomorph spider genus Ixamatus Simon (Diplurinae: Dipluridae: Chelicerata) |journal=Australian Journal of Zoology |volume=30 |issue= |pages=1035–1067 [1062]|doi= }}
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Ixamatus webbae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Microstigmatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1982 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ef65a0d4-826d-4dee-8fa8-a6529d9540bd|title=Species Ixamatus webbae Raven, 1982|author= |date=2022-08-05|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-09-13}}
Description
Adult females have a body length of about 25 mm, males about 22 mm.{{cite web |url= http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/214.htm|title= Ixamatus webbae|author= Ron Atkinson |date=2022|website= The Find-a-spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland|publisher= |access-date= 2023-09-13}}
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the border ranges of south-east Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Lamington National Park.
Behaviour
The spiders are terrestrial predators. They occupy burrows; the females are sedentary, while the males wander during the breeding season.
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Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Arachnids of Queensland
Category:Spiders described in 1982
Category:Taxa named by Robert Raven
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