Namea saundersi
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| 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 [45] |doi= |access-date=}}
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Namea saundersi 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/e1e1a21c-b966-41ac-9225-0df1276e45bf |title= Species Namea saundersi Raven, 1984|author= |date=2022|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date= 2023-05-25}}
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in north-eastern Queensland, in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Mount Spec, near Paluma.
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Arthropods of Queensland
Category:Spiders described in 1984
Category:Taxa named by Robert Raven
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