Kwonkan wonganensis


Kwonkan wonganensis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1977 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in open scrub habitats. The type locality is the Wongan Hills.

Behaviour and ecology

The spiders are fossorial predators. They construct shallow, Y-shaped burrows in gravelly loam soils, with turrets of soil and pebbles at the entrances.