Synothele michaelseni

Synothele michaelseni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1908 by French arachnologist Eugène Simon.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Darling Ranges in open forest habitats. The type locality is Mount Helena.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.