''Cethegus fugax'' is a
species of
mygalomorph spider in the
Euagridae
''Euagridae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven, who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily. In 2020, Optova et al. elevated it further to a family.
Genera
, the World Spider Catalog ...
family. It is
endemic to Australia. It was
described in 1908 by French
arachnologist Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in
South Australia and
Western Australia, in low woodland and open forest habitats, on
sandy and
gravel
Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone.
Gravel is classifi ...
ly soils. The
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation ...
is Lion Mill (now
Mount Helena, a suburb of
Perth).
Behaviour
The spiders are
fossorial
A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees.
Prehistoric eviden ...
,
terrestrial predators. They construct sheet
webs against rocks, logs and stumps.
References
fugax
Spiders of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Arthropods of South Australia
Arthropods of Western Australia
Spiders described in 1908
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
{{Euagridae-stub