Chenistonia maculata

Chenistonia maculata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1901 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Mount Macedon, north of Melbourne. It is also found in the Grampians Range in the west of the state.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They shelter in burrows beneath logs.