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 rainforests and [vine thickets|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.