Cantuaria mestoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Cantuaria |
| Species: | C. mestoni
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Cantuaria mestoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1928 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Woodsdale.[2]
Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators which construct burrows without trapdoors in grassy sites.[2]
References
- ^ a b Hickman, VV (1928). "Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt II". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1927: 158–175 [162].
- ^ a b c "Species Cantuaria mestoni (Hickman, 1928)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.