Namea salanitri

Namea salanitri, also known as the false funnel-web spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the subtropical border ranges between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales in closed forest habitats. The type locality is Mount Mee.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.