Selenocosmia strenua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Selenocosmia |
Species: | S. strenua
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Binomial name | |
Selenocosmia strenua | |
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Selenocosmia strenua is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Theraphosidae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.[1][2]
The type locality is Somerset, at the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland.[1][2]
The spiders are terrestrial predators.[2]