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Synothele lowei

Synothele lowei
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. lowei
Binomial name
Synothele lowei
Raven, 1994[1]

Synothele lowei 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 lowei honours G. H. Lowe, collector and contributor of specimens to the Western Australian Museum.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Bullsbrook, a northern suburb of Perth.[1][2]

References

  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 [526]. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. ^ a b "Species Synothele lowei Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-14.