Stirlings Spiny-legged Trapdoor Spider Cataxia stirlingi (Main, 1985)

Fauna Portal species: 10842

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Idiopidae

Diagnosis

(after Main 1985): Similar to C. bolganupensis but smaller and with pronounced spinules on maxillae. Male lacks apophysis on tibia I but has four large apical megaspines, two contiguous; spination on carapace of male heavier than in C. bolganupensis.

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♀

Western Australian Museum

T16408

10 June 1954

Australia

Western Australia

Stirling Range National Park, south base of Bluff Knoll

by hand

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Main BY (1985): Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: a review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 108: 1 - 84DOI

World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 25 April 2026

Western Australian Museum

T135848

♀

15 April 2015

Western Australia

Stirling Range National Park, Bluff Knoll, track to summit

dug from burrow

COI

KY485330

GACACTATATATTATTTTGGGGGTGTGGTCAGCTATGGTGGGTACTGGAATAAGAATGATTGTGCGAACTGAACTGGGTCAGGTTGGGAGATTGTTGGGAGATGACCATTTATATAATGTTATGGTCACTGCTCATGCTTTGGTAATGATCTTTTTTATGGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGACTGGTTCCTTTAATGTTGGGAGCGCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGCATGAACAACTTAAGTTTTTGGTTGTTACCCCCCTCTTTGTTTTTTTTGGTTTTGTCTTCTTTGACTGAGATTGGGGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTATCTATCCTCCCTTGTCTTCCTCTGTTGGACATAGAGGGGGGGGGATGGATTTTGCTATTTTCTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTGCTTCATCAATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACGATTATAAACATGCGTTCCGCGGGAATAACCATAGAACGGGTGCCATTGTTTGTGTGATCTGTGTTGGTAACTACTATTTTGTTATTGTTATCCTTGCCTGTGTTAGCGGGAGCTATTACTATACTGTTGACGGATCGGAATTTCAATACCTCTTTCTTTGACCCTGCGGGGGGTGGAGACCCTATTTTGTTTCAGCATTTGTTT

Western Australian Museum

T135849

1 juv.

15 April 2015

Western Australia

Stirling Range National Park, Bluff Knoll, track to summit

dug from burrow

COI

KY485329

TATATTATTTTGGGGGTGTGGTCAGCTATGGTGGGTACTGGAATAAGAATGATTGTGCGAACTGAACTGGGTCAGGTTGGGAGATTGTTGGGAGATGACCATTTATATAATGTTATGGTCACTGCTCATGCTTTGGTAATGATCTTTTTTATGGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGACTGGTTCCTTTAATGTTGGGAGCGCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGCATGAACAACTTAAGTTTTTGGTTGTTACCCCCCTCTTTGTTTTTTTTGGTTTTGTCTTCTTTGACTGAGATTGGGGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTATCTATCCTCCCTTGTCTTCCTCTGTTGGACATAGAGGGGGGGGGATGGATTTTGCTATTTTCTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGTGCTTCATCAATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACGATTATAAACATGCGTTCCGCGGGAATAACCATAGAACGGGTGCCATTGTTTGTGTGATCTGTGTTGGTAACTACTATTTTGTTATTGTTATCCTTGCCTGTGTTAGCGGGAGCTATTACTATACTGTTGACGGATCGGAATTTCAATACCTCTTTCTTTGACCCTGCGGGGGGTGGAGACCCTATTTTGTTTCAGCATTTGTTT

Western Australian Museum

T135850

♀

15 April 2015

Western Australia

Stirling Range National Park, Bluff Knoll, track to summit

dug from burrow

COI

KY485331

GACATTATATATTATTTTGGGAGTGTGGTCAGCTATGGTGGGTACTGGAATAAGAATGATTGTGCGAACTGAATTGGGTCAGGTTGGGAGATTGATGGGGGATGATCATTTATATAATGTTATAGTCACTGCACATGCTTTGGTAATGATCTTTTTTATGGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGACTGATTCCTTTAATGTTGGGAGCGCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATGAATAACTTAAGTTTTTGGTTGTTACCCCCCTCTTTGTTTTTTTTGGTTCTGTCTTCTTTGACTGAGATTGGGGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTATTTATCCTCCCTTGTCTTCCTCTGTTGGACATAGAGGGGGGGGGATAGATTTTGCTATTTTCTCCTTGCATTTAGCAGGTGCTTCTTCAATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTATAAACATGCGTTCTGCAGGAATAACCATAGAACGGGTGCCATTGTTTGTGTGATCTGTGTTGGTGACTACTATTTTGTTATTGTTATCCTTGCCTGTGTTAGCGGGAGCTATCACTATACTGTTGACGGATCGGAATTTCAATACTTCTTTCTTTGACCCTGCAGGGGGTGGAGACCCTATTTTGTTTCAGCATTTGTTT

Western Australian Museum

T135929

♀

15 December 2014

Western Australia

Stirling Range National Park, Moongoongoonderup Hill

dug from burrow

COI

KY485328

GACATTATATATTATTTTGGGGGTGTGGTCAGCTATGGTGGGTACTGGAATAAGAATGATTGTGCGAACTGAACTGGGCCAGGTTGGGAGATTGTTGGGAGATGACCATTTATATAACGTTATGGTCACTGCACATGCTTTGGTAATGATCTTTTTTATGGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTGATTCCTTTAATGTTGGGAGCGCCGGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGCATGAATAACTTAAGTTTTTGGTTGTTACCCCCCTCTTTGTTTTTTTTGGTTTTGTCTTCTTTGACCGAGATTGGGGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTATTTATCCCCCCTTGTCTTCCTCTGTTGGGCATAGAGGGGGGGGGATAGATTTTGCTATTTTCTCTTTGCATTTAGCAGGTGCTTCATCAATTATGGGGGCTATTAATTTTATCTCTACAATTATAAACATGCGTTCTGCGGGAATAACCATAGAACGGGTGCCATTGTTTGTGTGATCTGTGTTGGTAACTACTATTTTGTTATTGTTATCCTTGCCTGTGTTAGCGGGGGCTATCACTATACTGTTGACGGATCGGAATTTCAATACTTCTTTCTTTGACCCTGCGGGGGGTGGAGACCCTATTTTGTTTCAGCATTTGTTT