Namea calcaria

{{Short description|Species of spider}}

{{Speciesbox

|image =

|image_caption =

| status =

| status_system =

| status_ref =

| genus = Namea

| species = calcaria

| authority = Raven, 1984{{cite journal |last1= Raven |first1= RJ |last2= |first2= | date=1984 |title= A new diplurid genus from eastern Australia and a related Aname species (Diplurinae: Dipluridae: Araneae)|url= |journal=Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series|volume=96 |issue= |pages=1–51 [16] |doi= |access-date=}}

| synonyms =

}}

Namea calcaria is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c205f05-f8ad-4925-8649-530bc1bd8604 |title= Species Namea calcaria Raven, 1984|author= |date=2022|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date= 2023-05-24}}

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Central Queensland, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is the Bulburin State Forest.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.

References