Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders
Halonoproctidae
Spiders in the family Halonoproctidae are easily distinguished from other Trapdoor Spiders (Mygalomorphae) in Australia by the presence of a saddle-shaped depression on the tibia of leg III. Their carapace has a roundish appearance with a deep, U-shaped fovea.
Conothele is the only genus of Halonoproctidae in Australia.
Publications
Huey JA, Hillyer MJ & Harvey MS (2019): Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of the Australian trapdoor spider genus Conothele (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae): diversification into arid habitats in an otherwise tropical radiation. Invertebrate Systematics. 33: 628 - 643
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