Cataxia maculata

Cataxia maculata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Queensland, in the Eidsvold–Proserpine region, in brigalow and vine thicket open forest habitats. The type locality is the upper Burnett River.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators which construct burrows with wafer-like trapdoors.